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Why can I not format my usb thumb drive to ntfs? The only options are ext2,3,4, linux-swap, and fat16 and fat32
i think you need btfsprogs and ntfs-3g from the repos
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{"user_question": "KnifeySpooney", "user_answer": "jackhigh"}
Ok. I'll just modify my question a bit. How do I go about installing an IP updating service like an alternative DNS-O-Matic ?
no idea what inadyn is, but it is in the repos (sudo apt-get install inadyn;)
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{"user_question": "usmanasim_", "user_answer": "trism"}
so any one who can tell me what to do if kernel panics or i am in grub shell, and have no access to grub menu?
somthing just seems.. odd...
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{"user_question": "roopeshv", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
Is there a minimal Ubuntu ISO?
yes 20 mb iso
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{"user_question": "elnur", "user_answer": "bazhang"}
does anyone know what ubuntu uses for tab completion in bash? For example, if I write apt-get it knows my options are install, update, ect
/etc/bash_completion.d is where all the sources are for 'what to complete'
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{"user_question": "smw", "user_answer": "SmartSsa"}
Hey guys some halp pl0x ;) How to install a live version of ubuntu onto a portable hardrive, then create a writeable partition on it, so the live ubuntu can write onto it?
thers also guides at pendrivelinux.com on making a 'casper' save file on a usb drive/live install.
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{"user_question": "Taklop", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
Does anyone know what setting I should make my linux computer if am going to be running a vm:)
you should have downloaded windows 8 consumer previw it is free friend!!
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{"user_question": "tbrown", "user_answer": "khmerog"}
how to prevent apt from upgrading firefox(-3.5) package while installing FF 3.6 (mozilla-ppa)?
would aptitude pinning work for you ?
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{"user_question": "nh2", "user_answer": "DEbiansqueeze"}
can we not just use the bot randomly here? do /msg ubottu !commandhere
Ok.
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{"user_question": "SpaceGhostC2C", "user_answer": "LuizAquino"}
hi there, quick question, i previously installed kubuntu and now the kubunt login screen took over the previous ubuntu login screen, does anyone know how to revert it? Many thanks.
try to change session on the loginpage
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{"user_question": "kcg", "user_answer": "atlef"}
Heya (on 10.4 btw), I'm trying to get Half Life 2 working, got it started in game with sound, but it doesn't show any models like all npcs but background objects are fine. I was told on the wine irc that I needed more reliable drivers (got edge open source ones atm) like gallium3d but I'm not sure how to remove my old drivers and install ones that might work better
If the regular wine packages don't work, then try CrossOver. It is unlikely that gallium3d is packaged for Lucid.
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{"user_question": "supernapalm", "user_answer": "dajhorn"}
when I pull the power from my laptop the screen dims. where do I disable that?
Power manager
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{"user_question": "CarlFK", "user_answer": "blue_pearl"}
does anyone know if there's any way to enable the number pad on my logitech MX 5000 keyboard?
Someone had your problem at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8740026 and solved it.
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{"user_question": "ezrafree", "user_answer": "kurou"}
Where is the 32-bit i386 md5sum for 12.04.1? It is not listed at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/12.04.1/release/MD5SUMS
why would it be, look at the files there. the i386 ISO is on releases.ubuntu.com, not cdimage
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{"user_question": "noecc", "user_answer": "tsimpson"}
how do i knw whether my processor is 64 bit?
cat /proc/cpuinfo
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{"user_question": "obscurant1st", "user_answer": "zcat[1]"}
is there an easy/quick way of knowing what ubuntu version one is running from a terminal?
lsb_release -a
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{"user_question": "mluser-Work", "user_answer": "acicula"}
I am looking to use KVM in Ubuntu 12.04 instead of VirtualBox / VMware Workstation. Can someone suggest some good management tools (either GUI or robust CLI) to manage the application & VMs?
the one i mentioned is
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{"user_question": "richardraseley", "user_answer": "celthunder"}
Anyone knows some good ebook reader?
try Calibre
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{"user_question": "Marezz", "user_answer": "MirkoKa"}
is there an easy way to log everything that is typed into a terminal?
type 'history' no quotes
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{"user_question": "nyaa", "user_answer": "Trek"}
Is there a way to find out which installed package owns a file on the filesystem?
I'm not AJ_Z0, but it is restricted to installed packages. I don't know the equivalent of 'yum whatprovides' for Debian
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{"user_question": "loops", "user_answer": "AJC_Z0"}
where can i see opengl version?
/opt/ is usually empty
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{"user_question": "DemoOn", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
I am looking to create some sort of front door security system which takes a snapshot of whoever is at the door when they press the buzzer. I already have the camera I need to use. And I guess I could wire the doorbell in as a key press or a mouse click. But I doubt there is any suitable software. I would probably have to graft something.Any ideas?
why not a stock surviellance system that records when there is motion ? http://www.zoneminder.com/
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{"user_question": "juniper", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
ls -d list directories?
found it.. ls -d */ .. to get a list of the directories in the directory that you're in.
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{"user_question": "Morell", "user_answer": "scunizi"}
Hello. How do I get a program to print all output to the terminal AND to a file?
command | tee /path/to/file
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{"user_question": "david89", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"}
does ubuntu have a python2 symlink?
if python2 is installed, then yes, there should be a /usr/bin/python2 symlink
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{"user_question": "td123", "user_answer": "MirkoKa"}
Hi guys. Is there a way to show a different background on the lock screen than on my desktop?
ubuntu-tweak can do that I believe
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{"user_question": "PMantis", "user_answer": "actionParsnip"}
can any one tell me how to identify which usb device is using which loaded module ?
sudo lshw | less use cursor to scroll down, it should show the driver to device link
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{"user_question": "scatterp", "user_answer": "actionParsnip"}
Yes, I know.
was more just to tie your flows together. I guessed you knew :)
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{"user_question": "soreau", "user_answer": "actionParsnip"}
google-chrome-stable
try renaming the chromium config folder too
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{"user_question": "melow01", "user_answer": "actionParsnip"}
Any firewall program that is similar to ZoneAlarm?
submit the idea at: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com ;)
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{"user_question": "test34", "user_answer": "actionParsnip"}
Hello everybody. Could anyone tell me is there is repository for Opera browser and why it's still isn't official?
try searching for Opera PPA
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{"user_question": "ReekenX", "user_answer": "IdleOne"}
in /etc/fstab I have an UUID how can I find the UUID of my other partitions?
blkid
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{"user_question": "datruth", "user_answer": "erujolc"}
How can I see the system log from terminal? (I'm using SSH)
or say cat /var/log/syslog or /var/log/messages
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{"user_question": "Danio", "user_answer": "nomasteryoda"}
my network-manager have gone to peaces.. what packages do I nead to get it back?
network-manager-gnome
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{"user_question": "skofr2", "user_answer": "kinja-sheep"}
I accidently 'quit' the volume control icon in the top panel. I tried adding 'gnome-volume-control-applet' to start up, it comes, but it doesn't have the rhythmbox control in it, could you help me to get back the old volume control?
did you remove the indicator-applet?
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{"user_question": "ershad", "user_answer": "stianhj"}
Youtube Videos tend to lag behind the audio, and its gotten a bit annoying, how can this be fixed? Google Chromium
tried youtube with html5? www.youtube.com/html5 to turn feature on/off
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{"user_question": "Santisnight", "user_answer": "ZykoticK9"}
I am sure I will kick myself when I here the answer but, how do I figure out what my workgroup is in ubuntu? (used to know how...)
smb.conf
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{"user_question": "palanthas", "user_answer": "suigeneris"}
I did a full upgrades and at the end it asked me what versions of grub did I want I chose the three comparison and then reinstalled ..it didnt boot and went black, the turned pc off and on andd it rebooted but it did thsi on the last reinstall
yes but never touch a running system
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{"user_question": "urlwallace", "user_answer": "iceroot"}
I'm having trouble with my monitor. My screensaver is turned off, power management is set to never turn the monitor off, and there are no BIOS settings regarding monitor power management. However, my monitor is still turning off after 30 minutes idle. Where else can I look for the setting causing this?
http://www.randombugs.com/linux/disable-monitor-standby-xorg-xserver.html
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{"user_question": "abumaia", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip__"}
Hi Guys, just a qucik question on the script OpenVPN bridge-start / stop. I am a bit confused as to where I should put them. I have put them in /etc/init.d/bridge
you added them to the proper runlevel as a service? If not you may just want to start them from /etc/rc.local
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{"user_question": "zongo", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
Hi everyone is there any fast way to convert .wav files to OGG or mp3 in terminal?
ffmpeg, iirc
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{"user_question": "jstoone", "user_answer": "aeon-ltd"}
hi guys, is there any channel about learning shell language?
start here http://linux.org.mt/article/terminal
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{"user_question": "william0", "user_answer": "MonkeyDust"}
Did it suddenly stop working?
no this started to occur after the installation of xbmc 11.04
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{"user_question": "Omega", "user_answer": "iandi"}
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=21663
i'm looking at it, if i'm winning i will respond with a positive note
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{"user_question": "DASPRiD", "user_answer": "kodez"}
guys, i compile k3b, to the point it said 'sudo make install' now what? i dont see it install yet
what's it doing?
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{"user_question": "Phong_", "user_answer": "rhizmoe"}
hey, anyone have any expereince with luks? I'm trying to follow this: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43665 and I could use some help, I'm on backtrack, but noones active on there channel...
why duel boot with backtrack im just wondering
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{"user_question": "smrtz", "user_answer": "nursedad"}
A little confused. So theres this thing called GTK, and then Metacity. I would like to change some themes around, but what is it that i'm looking for? Whats the difference between them? Some themes require GTK2, how can I find out what I have. This is off of Ubuntu 9.10 minimal install. Any help is apreciated.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuEyeCandy :> that may help
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{"user_question": "norbi905", "user_answer": "Vigo"}
I'm puzzled why it put stuff in /etc the first time...
postgresql doesn't seem to like to properly purge the files so you can recreate the defaults, I believe I managed to get it to work by purging both postgresql-8.4 and postgresql-common, then deleting the /etc/postgresql and /etc/postgresql-common and then reinstalling successfully recreated those /etc directories
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{"user_question": "seana", "user_answer": "trism"}
How can I get a terminal launcher next to the firefox icon next to Applications Places System?
right click add to panel
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{"user_question": "saganbyte", "user_answer": "bazhang"}
hi guys, question. Whats the best screen recorder (similar to fraps?) for ubuntu 9.1
try recordmydesktop
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{"user_question": "jriehle87", "user_answer": "IdleOne"}
how do i change the icons of a shortcut?
think you right click on it then properties, then click on the icon and select location of a new one
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{"user_question": "jriehle87", "user_answer": "rootEth"}
Has anyone used ubuntu on Acer Aspire 7738G (a laptop)? Good or bad idea?
and if it is not listed, and you find out, it works fine, send in your experience :-)
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{"user_question": "RumblePure", "user_answer": "OerHeks"}
If I have OS X and ubuntu dual booted on a MacBook, is there really any great harm in going to gparted, blowing away the OS X partition, and reclaiming the space for my ubuntu partition?
no lol if you want pure linux go for it
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{"user_question": "jsec", "user_answer": "Flare-Laptop"}
how can i write comments like * | Ge5i is asking
type /me is doing something
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{"user_question": "Gesi", "user_answer": "powertool08"}
i struggle with regex, whats a good gui app for renaming multiple files according to complex conditions?
try searching 'batch renamer' or something like that in Synaptic. Might find a few things
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{"user_question": "nixjr", "user_answer": "Surlent777"}
does the owner of a mount point directory matter, if you want to give a different user rw access to that device?
windows key
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{"user_question": "nixjr", "user_answer": "MASARUwota"}
is there some cli tool that can tell me how much data i'm currently transferring over a network interface (i.e. gives me info like Down: XXX Mbps, Up: XXX Mbps)?
vnstat
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{"user_question": "LtHummus", "user_answer": "iceroot"}
can UI buttons (lke OK, etc) be resized?
under System->Preferences->Appearance, Fonts tab, 'Application font'
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{"user_question": "Barridus", "user_answer": "fluggo"}
Hello, i got a question, i just installed unbuntu. worked fine, then it said needed to do some updates.. so i did them then it reboot comp, now when i try to boot up it brings me to this black screen where i can just type commands something like grub how i fix this?
do you get any kind of error message when you boot up?
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{"user_question": "Anticreeps", "user_answer": "Slart"}
how do i repair grub after installing windows?
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-restore-grub-boot-loader-after-installing-windows.html
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{"user_question": "adarsha", "user_answer": "psyphercode"}
hello, is there a ubuntu ppa for firefox 4 beta ?
there's a ppa search box
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{"user_question": "otswim", "user_answer": "violinappren"}
Is there a way to edit firestarter from the command line?
no, firestarter is a gui application. ufw has a cli interface though
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{"user_question": "jerico__", "user_answer": "Pici"}
What does the red line mean in IRC?
just a reminder, if you left a channel to find that point again. so you won't miss anything
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{"user_question": "jerico__", "user_answer": "llutz"}
you dont use the GUI unison?
how do i have it quit when done?
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{"user_question": "tucemiux", "user_answer": "acovrig"}
How do I set the Gnome Terminal from a block to a cursor, I can't seem to find it in profile preferences?
its under profiles general, under cursor shape : Block Underline Ibeam
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{"user_question": "elijah", "user_answer": "RyoRonin"}
ok so im new to irc... i cant figure out how to register on freenode... i cant tell where im supposed to do this stuff.... can anyone explain it? i feel like an idiot. im also new to ubuntu which doesnt help T_T
/msg nickserv help register
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{"user_question": "CAPcap", "user_answer": "Myrtti"}
Sound is hell on Ubuntu. I don't remember a day, when I had no any problem with it. I'm almost lost hope it will work one day, like on Windows.
pulseaudio uses alsa
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{"user_question": "MegaHerz", "user_answer": "arvind_khadri"}
anyone knows the program used to partition the disks when we install ubuntu?
i think parted is used below the gui of the installer, check docs, wiki, etc
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{"user_question": "lcb", "user_answer": "Bo_Bo"}
Hey, do any of you know where I can buy a new laptop with out an OS already on it?
http://system76.com/ http://dell.com/ubuntu
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{"user_question": "Louiie", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"}
hi. do i can install ubuntu 9.10 on ext3 file system? (ext4 destroyed my hdd ;/ )
ext4 should not do that. what happened. ext4 is vary stable and better for 9.10 but yes you should bre able to use ext3 fine i should think
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{"user_question": "lusin", "user_answer": "meowbuntu"}
does anyone know the name of that program that forks to background, and then matches new windows to rules, for the purpose of window resizing, location, etc...? (I can't find it in my bookmarks, nor on google)
devilspie?
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{"user_question": "nick[0]", "user_answer": "eminor"}
what does mean Time to Live???
If this number is too small and the packet hits lots of routers and the ttl hits 0, the packet times out and fails.
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{"user_question": "nivas", "user_answer": "powertool08"}
Can someone recommend a youtube downloader: one that allows you to que them up and download one at a time?
/boot/config
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{"user_question": "HandyGandy", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
Can anyone help me understand when the release of 12.04 will happen in terms of hours?
sometime after it becomes April 26th in Kiritimati (it already has) and sometime before it becomes April 27th in Midway.
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{"user_question": "paulsomebody", "user_answer": "Flannel"}
Is netbook remix intended for all laptops or mainly netbooks?
netbooks but nobody is preventing you from using it on your regular laptop
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{"user_question": "elijah", "user_answer": "sunson"}
What is the name of the program that shows your size of the files on your computer in boxes?
'Disk Usage Analyzer'
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{"user_question": "Oak", "user_answer": "forceflow"}
I installed vlc couple of days ago on my ubuntu 9.10 but it doesn't work. I cannot read mp3. If I had the files in the library it shows lenght = 0 and nothing happen if I press play. I also tried to launch it from the terminal in debug mode and it says playlist empty .. even if I have added music ... Anyone already had this kind of issues with VLC ?
ntfs-3g has a mac port, you could try ntfs
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{"user_question": "thesabry", "user_answer": "blakkheim"}
How can I determine how my terminal settings are being set? in ~/ I have .bashrc and .profile my settings for PS1 were in .profile and recently I did something and now getting default PS1. tried renamind .bashrc to .bashrc_OLD but still not working
read 'man bash', search for 'INVOCATION'
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{"user_question": "noel_g", "user_answer": "Zal"}
hei, can anyone help me? i can not copy files from a ntfs partition in my hard driver where the ubuntu is installed and running
use ntfs-3g
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{"user_question": "ouyes", "user_answer": "rumpsy"}
i backed up my files on an external HD before installing ubuntu, did full format. is it safe for me to resize ubuntu partition and make a new one to restore my files?
ubuntu can see all other file formats...so after you edit the partition, or even before, you can copy everything back over from the external. :-)
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{"user_question": "cwi", "user_answer": "linux_is_my_hero"}
hmm, any ideas why i wouldn't have a menu.lst? I need to enable showing of the GRUB menu and all the tuts reference that file...
/boot/grub/grub.cfg
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{"user_question": "adamonline45_", "user_answer": "Hammerjak"}
hi! I can't seem to find a guide to installing a realtime kernel for 9.10 (64 bit). Does anyone know where I can find such a thing?
and linux-image-2.6.31-9-rt package might be what you want, no comments on how stable it is however
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{"user_question": "adamonline45_", "user_answer": "ziroday"}
how to check if my swap is working
in terminal type, swapon -s
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{"user_question": "Awesome3000", "user_answer": "morphix"}
what is the command that i set random white noise to my audio output?
once upon the time, it was cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp
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{"user_question": "datacrusher", "user_answer": "Baribal"}
Hey All.. Can Anyone recommend a local personal fincance program at all? Open to suggestions but naturally would like a pssword / lock on the program also. Cheers
openvpn?
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{"user_question": "g-me", "user_answer": "llutz"}
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/
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{"user_question": "g-me", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
is there any sort of grub diagnostics bootable cd, after a ubuntu install went wrong and froze. now i cant access ubuntu or xp. ?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/
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{"user_question": "qwertyjustin", "user_answer": "undecim"}
will there be Launcher with Quicklists support in Unity 2d?
i highly dought ubuntu is gonna matyane 2 unitys
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{"user_question": "taisa", "user_answer": "gogeta"}
hey folks, is there a way to record keypresses in gnome-shell screencaster?
seemed a bit buggy on ubuntu though
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{"user_question": "n3ur0tix", "user_answer": "carroarmato0"}
hi, i just rebooted, and at the logo screen, there was a box flashed up, 'warning one or more' but i never got a chance to read the rest, where can i find that message?
you'll probably be able to find it in /var/log/messages
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{"user_question": "yetifoot", "user_answer": "Kieran0413"}
what does iU means in the output of dpkg? iU rxvt-unicode-256color
unpacked but not installed
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{"user_question": "josh99", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"}
is the person who was having trouble with java applets still here? i found the solution...
scotlfs?
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{"user_question": "Ricket", "user_answer": "jukebox-zero"}
So, I guess this might be a little odd. I'm compiling mplayer from source for the second time, doing it this time because I didn't like how the installation done by make install doesn't show up on either aptitude or apt-get, synaptic, etc. This time I'll be using checkinstall. My question is, I could pass something like --pkgversion='1:$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)-git' to check install, but do I have to? And since aptitude and apt-
you can use apt-pin to prevent it updating
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{"user_question": "jukebox-zero", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"}
oh one moment: if I update the kernel (as in the upgrade) should n t I reinstall the nvidia drivers as well?
you should disable the nvidia drivers.. update your kernel.. then reinstall the nvidia drivers
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{"user_question": "ChinoChano", "user_answer": "sfears"}
hijack :D, would that cause existing packages to re-download?
If there are still in the cache of the harddisk no. It would use the cache package. If you want to force a new download, clear the cache with synaptic. Don't know the console command ;)
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{"user_question": "AnthIste", "user_answer": "minimec"}
how to get .rar filesize but from header? maybe i can compare with size on disk and than know if download is completed
this may help you http://www.win-rar.com/index.php?id=24&kb_article_id=162 (description of the rar file format)
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{"user_question": "geconf", "user_answer": "trism"}
I installed boxee from a .deb from boxee's website...how do i go about uninstalling that so i can install the newer beta version?
dpkg -l | grep ^ii | grep boxee -- that will give you the name of the .deb you originally installed. then, dpkg -r <name of deb> to remove
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{"user_question": "robbins62", "user_answer": "achiang"}
Hi All , why : grep -r 'text' *.php searches only in current dir ? ?
just do: grep text **/*.php
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{"user_question": "dajohn", "user_answer": "jrib"}
btw, I hope I can run more than 1cron jobs anytime, right ?
yes, you can have as many as you want
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{"user_question": "dr0id", "user_answer": "rww"}
ii am trying to export my display at AWS - ubuntu instance to my computer that has Xming installed...someone can help me?
this might help you. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1144669. It talks about that, so might least give you an idea in the right path
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{"user_question": "lucas_", "user_answer": "rattatoue"}