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Hi, I am running apache web server on a VM with NAT interface. I have added port forwarding in my router to 80. I am able to browse the site on local network. But not from internet. How to fix this?
it may be that apache only allowd 127.0.0.1 and not 0.0.0.0:80 or *:80 in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default < this is in debian
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{"user_question": "marun", "user_answer": "Cottus"}
how can i do this: make symlink /usr/bin/dockbar.py pointing to /usr/lib/dockbar/dockbar.py
something like: sudo ln -s /usr/lib/dockpar/dockbar.py /usr/bin/dockbar.py
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{"user_question": "norbi", "user_answer": "Losha"}
My friends cd drive is messed up but I managed to boot off the live cd. Is there any way to copy the installation files to the disk and then initiate the install from there so that the cd doesn't fail in the middle of the install?
check out http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/, the 'frugal install' option...
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{"user_question": "subone", "user_answer": "Losha"}
can anyone suggest a good ftp-server for ubunut?
I would visit each site for those and choose based on that
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{"user_question": "williamdoors", "user_answer": "jrib"}
I'm having trouble locating the program to make any iso bootable in ubuntu. I have a terrible memory, but I know I used it recently..
unetbootin?
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{"user_question": "Night0wl", "user_answer": "Losha"}
the shebang? Is that an official term?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_(Unix)
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{"user_question": "Losha", "user_answer": "mcphail"}
I'm following the Ubuntu wiki's guide to restoring grub after installing Windows on a partition. When I run 'sudo grubinstall etc etc etc' I get an error: http://pastebin.com/UMTup4gL
why sda1, and not /dev/sda ?
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{"user_question": "Andorin", "user_answer": "Losha"}
Hi. At school i need to ssh to a server that i can't ssh to directly. But i can go through another server. How do i mount (sshfs) through a server?
mounting a filesystem is fifferent from just sshing to.. You can use 'sshfs' to mount a ssh system to a local directory. You may want to check out ssh tunnles also
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{"user_question": "nicklasbo", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
I have a load of html files in a hierachical group of folders. I wish to convert the .html to text. I can do this for a single folder with; find . -name *.html -exec textutil -convert txt '{}' \;
maybe with a -R switch someplace in that line.. like... find -R . -name etc etc etc
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{"user_question": "annagirdlestone", "user_answer": "Scunizi"}
how can i check the size of a usb drive through terminal?
if its mounted you can check via df -h
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{"user_question": "shro0ms", "user_answer": "psycho_oreos"}
hi folks, I have a fresh installation of 10.4 and no longer have a terminal beep, i.e. when autocomplete fails to find a unique match or when I get an email in Tbird.
I would assume you would have to pop some code in to the blacklist files
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{"user_question": "harfooz", "user_answer": "MichealH"}
I booted lucid in an Eee 1005hab. I hooked up an external monitor and it recognized it, but when I tried to make the monitors not mirror the desktop and panels went away! The cursor was still there and moved correctly between the two monitors.
does the eee1005 videocard support that? none mirror dual monitors?
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{"user_question": "schilli", "user_answer": "patdk-wk"}
Hello. I have apache 2.2 installed currently at my computer, is there a way to downgrade at 2.0 version? I have an old plugin which won't work with new apache
I compile Apache all the time. I can help you.
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{"user_question": "evud", "user_answer": "stercor"}
i'm having trouble extracting rars in the last couple days...what gives?
unrar x filename.rar
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{"user_question": "chisel_", "user_answer": "blakkheim"}
does ATI gfx card works fine on 3D desktop?
depends on the model
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{"user_question": "pat|nG", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"}
Is there any way to upgrade a 32bit system to 64bit? I'm having a problem with a KVM virtualisation bug which is a problem only on a 32bit userspace running on an AMD64 processor.
you can'T upgrade that way , you need ot reinstall , but it you have your /home on a seperate partiton that should be easy enougth, you can probabloy also use get-selection to save a list of all your packages for a one command reinstall of your appl afterwards
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{"user_question": "pav5088", "user_answer": "Pelo"}
I recently mounted a filesystem 9.10 using a Live CD, Ubuntu 9.04 and was able to access my old files on /home by changing the permissions without giving a password. Isn't that a security flaw?
you ALWAYS have the option of encrypted /home folders if you're worried about that
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{"user_question": "dbum_", "user_answer": "faileas"}
anyone know why the installer would hang the second something is selected from the boot splash screen? the 'Try Ubuntu without changes...' ''Install' 'Check disc...' one?
Did you do a mem-check? sometimes bad ram won't be evident until then
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{"user_question": "Spo8", "user_answer": "Shazam"}
Hey, I how can I add a folder to the 'Places' menu ?
that is easy, bookmark it :)
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{"user_question": "armence", "user_answer": "PatrickD`"}
how do i repatition my camera?
gparted
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{"user_question": "sn[a]ke", "user_answer": "arghh2d2"}
hey guys, just burned xubuntu to cd, tried to boot into it, at the login screen it asks for user and password - what to type? i already tried 'ubuntu' and just hitting enter, does not help..
or nothing
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{"user_question": "qu4nt", "user_answer": "aeon-ltd"}
is there a way to change the terminal so only a custom characters appear instead of user@computer:dir$ ?
Here is a sample file and also an entire document on Bash, http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/sample-bashrc.html
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{"user_question": "t0rc", "user_answer": "jcc1"}
I got a stupid question, If I have cd Desktop how can I come back to the directory I was at? on terminal ofcoruse...
cd /your/old/path
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{"user_question": "Simon1245", "user_answer": "clrg"}
Hi, Can someone plz explain to me what this partial command means? 'sudo -u www-data'
Looks like it'll run as a user 'www-data'
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{"user_question": "asina12", "user_answer": "kinja-sheep"}
why gksudo instead for GUI?
you really shouldn't need to run any apps with sudo but in the case you do with graphical applications use gksudo as it is safer. exact reasons why I am not sure of but been told many times by more experienced users
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{"user_question": "AndChat", "user_answer": "IdleOne"}
i accidentally recursively chmodded my www folder and i assume thats bad, so im trying to get it back to default -rw-x---- or something, and i read thats chmod -R 644 ./, works for 777, but 644 makes all files say 'unknown type' and disappear
directories need 755, so you need to run 2 `find` commands (find -type d and find -type f -exec chmod...)
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{"user_question": "daedro", "user_answer": "alkisg"}
anyone with some idea about how to set partitions for hybrid ssd+hdd ? i have 20gb ssd + 320 gb hdd , and my Q is should i use ssd only for / and dd for swap and /home , or some others solution for it ? swap is no good for ssd
that's a pretty good idea you've got already
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{"user_question": "maintou", "user_answer": "beandog"}
How do I get infra recorder using synaptic anyone can help me?
if its ubuntu, brasero iirc is the alternative most people use
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{"user_question": "NamVet", "user_answer": "faileas"}
Hello. Using truecrypt I created a encrypted partition - and it's working fine. My question is when I delete something from that partition do I need to use a program such as 'shred' or 'secure-delete' or can I just delete a file (or whatever) since it's encrypted?
when you rm a file it is not decrypted first, it is safe
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{"user_question": "gmachine_24", "user_answer": "Guest27757"}
hey guys where can i find a GUI client for FFMpeg?
Try winff
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{"user_question": "madura", "user_answer": "BlouBlou"}
Would it be a problem to have multiple distros sharing a single /home partition?
There could be some small incommpatabilities but for the most part I think it's fine. Many people do it
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{"user_question": "Guest24239", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"}
I'm considering upgrading to Ubuntu 10.04, what does everyone think so far?
it has some of it's own issues as well
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{"user_question": "mclark1129", "user_answer": "sebsebseb"}
How to install a program in .tar.gz, .tgz and .tar.bz2 formats?
what do you want to install, most programs are in the repositories
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{"user_question": "timoer", "user_answer": "xangua"}
in order to register a nick in the irc what kind of valid email address is required?
any email account that you can access do not make one up
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{"user_question": "cuchulainq", "user_answer": "ctmjr"}
I figure I'll politely ask this again... What Logs can tell me when files have been deleted/moved? <-- somewhat important since there's a lot of data missing :s
check this out...if you can't figure it out and the client knows the information they lost, this may be able to help...http://www.ehow.com/how_2064953_recover-deleted-files-linux.html
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{"user_question": "Gaming4JC", "user_answer": "ljamisonii"}
How do I format a 500GB HDD in NTFS useing GParted on Ubuntu 9.10 please?
http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29
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{"user_question": "LinUx", "user_answer": "socomm"}
Does anyone know the short-cuts to switch desktops in KDE?
isn't it <ctrl><alt>arrow left/right with all the desktops?
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{"user_question": "fractalis_", "user_answer": "minimec"}
Question: Is ubuntustudio a complete OS installation? I currently have Ubuntu installed but just learned about UbuntuStudio, how can I get this on my box.
sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-desktop
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{"user_question": "mediaprodigy", "user_answer": "IdleOne"}
is there an advantage to installing a xp on a partition then ubutnu?
if you install xp first, you won't have to worry about reinstalling grub
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{"user_question": "mediaprodigy", "user_answer": "danbhfive"}
Since updating to Maverick (10.10) my brother DCP-120c scanner won't be recognized. The printer works still fine and all drivers and entries are done. Someone a clue?
reinstall the driver from the brother site
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{"user_question": "nunatak", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"}
How big does a live cd usb have to be ? 700 mb?
the same as for a CD :)
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{"user_question": "jellow", "user_answer": "FireCrotch"}
Hi, is there a reason why I get 'Permission denied' when I do 'sudo echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward' ?
you need root
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{"user_question": "votan", "user_answer": "jellow"}
how can I log into an ftp server using the console ?
ftp 127.0.0.1 , ftp is all ready intalled by default
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{"user_question": "_MM_", "user_answer": "jellow"}
hey, so i'm trying to install ubuntu on my janky computer. anyone willing to help?
Define 'janky'.
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{"user_question": "mundane", "user_answer": "dj_segfault"}
is there a player which can play a video-file which i am downloading to my hdd? so i start watching the video while the download is not complete. the player should read the content which is downloaded after i start playing the incomplete file. vlc cant do this
nvm
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{"user_question": "iceroot", "user_answer": "jukin"}
hello , Do all files in /etc/init.d/ starts while os comes up ?
not neccessarily
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{"user_question": "alabd_", "user_answer": "jcbrand_"}
I want to run ubuntu on a vm on my xp machine. Anyone know any good VMs for this?
Sun Virtualbox, free
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{"user_question": "MixMix", "user_answer": "MorphyNOR"}
where i can get ubuntu lucid theme?
maybe https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Lucid/UbuntuSun?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=UbuntuSun-v5.tar.gz
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{"user_question": "zinox", "user_answer": "brontosaurusrexw"}
Hi. I'm used to Hardy 8.04. I'm looking at, uhh,... (how do I know what version of Ubuntu I'm running?) Jaunty 9.04, I think. How come the /etc/udev/rules.d directory is almost empty? Is it supposed to be that way? Is that info somewhere else now? THere are about 30 files in my 8.04 installation,.
cat /etc/issue
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{"user_question": "kwtm", "user_answer": "brontosaurusrex"}
from cli, how would i remove all files (files only, not dirs) which filename starts with 'wget'?
rm wget* for all files in the current directory which you're in (not subdirs)
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{"user_question": "brontosaurusrex", "user_answer": "abhinav"}
hi, I'm looking for a very lightweight application launcher which works like a Dock (like Win7 or OS X) and works perfectly together with Openbox. I prefer a very simple launcher which does not require composition to be enabled.
light = tint2, heavy = docky
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{"user_question": "seb_", "user_answer": "brontosaurusrex"}
hi. are there any digital video cameras (not a webcam) which can be accessed via /dev/video0 when connected to the pc?
probably the ones that use firewire
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{"user_question": "johntramp", "user_answer": "brontosaurusrex"}
Hi. How can I list storage devices from a command line ?
quick n dirty: dmesg |cut -d \] -f 2- |grep ' sd' |grep GB
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{"user_question": "Jemt", "user_answer": "thekid"}
Hi people. I am unable to log in after upgrade to 12.04. Also, Right now dpkg isn't working cuz the directory is locked. Hoow do I remove the lock?
hah! Welcome aboard!
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{"user_question": "banseljaj", "user_answer": "sirriffsalot"}
Hi, how can I get a list of packages that contain a certain string on command line?
apt-cache search ;)
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{"user_question": "datzy", "user_answer": "minimec"}
x crashed while I was playing a movie with VLC and now whenever I try to open a directory from my netbook remix desktop, it tries to open it with VLC.
i think you can change the default option to open the directory
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{"user_question": "mooseburger", "user_answer": "sleepy-cat"}
Hi! I've moved my daily-in-use computer up to the attic, but for some reason I can't get it connected to the internet with 12.04.. I am sitting with an ubuntu-laptop right next to it using the same cable with no problems at all.. I've had this problem for a while, could someone please help figure out what's wrong with my computer?:S
Is there actually a DHCP server in Your network?
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{"user_question": "sirriffsalot", "user_answer": "Igramul"}
How do I check which gfxdriver is in use on a system via ssh?
yes :) that is the correct driver
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{"user_question": "filosofixit", "user_answer": "HTT-Bird"}
Would somebody help me with a question about killing both parent and child processes please. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1372445
try killing the child process first, then kill its parent process...
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{"user_question": "timlee", "user_answer": "losha"}
srsly guys ? you don't know to increase the default time of grub before booting or you won't tell me ? :p
boot/grub/menu.lst
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{"user_question": "shai_-", "user_answer": "Crowler"}
hello, quick question. when you get the 'your are not in the sudoers file, this incident will be reported' where is it reported?
L3top: yep, seems like you'll see a message in /var/log/auth.log as well as a mail sent to root
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{"user_question": "bootes", "user_answer": "jrib"}
hey guys, what IRC client is the best?
try Quassel
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{"user_question": "w1cked", "user_answer": "OpenSorce"}
hi anyone , I am having some problem with the clock weather .The weather doesn't show up.Uinsg ubuntu 9.10
did you choose your city?
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{"user_question": "ubuntunewbie", "user_answer": "w1cked"}
in ubuntu karmic, I can't hear sound on my speaker while my guitar plug in on my line-in, but in jaunty I can. is some clue here?
play with the mixer controlls and pavucontrol
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{"user_question": "princeofgiri", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
How to recognise which KDE version is installed in my Ubuntu? (Karmic) Is that KDE 4.3 or 4.4?
i'm on karmic and i see: 4.3.2
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{"user_question": "xfact", "user_answer": "Ganymede"}
Anyone can tell me where is the source.list file?
/etc/apt/sources.list
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{"user_question": "xfact", "user_answer": "WillieDaPimp"}
GeForce 7600 agp has opengl 2.0 support. is this any good for playing linux games and or basic ms games under wine?
check appdb if the game itself will run
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{"user_question": "nellie", "user_answer": "bazhang"}
So, I was doing some prodding around with CUDA enhanced applications, and found myself at a hard-lock and had to hard-reset my desktop, and it appears my session has become corrupt (or something along those lines) I can login to gnome failsafe, but not my gnome session
rename .gnome and .gnome2 --> .gnome-old .gnome2-old. Try to login then
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{"user_question": "Guest32571", "user_answer": "minimec"}
how do I stop this pinging?
CTRL + C will cancel a command in the terminal.
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{"user_question": "karrot", "user_answer": "flan_suse"}
what dose a | 'pipe' means ??
passes the output of the command before it to the input of the command after it
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{"user_question": "Ookami", "user_answer": "milkmas"}
Hi all, have a prob with upgrading from Karmic to Lucid...the update manager is refusing to say there is an upgrade available - anyone help pse?!
do-release-upgrade?
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{"user_question": "L0ki", "user_answer": "RoyK"}
Is there a program that 'crops' audio files? I'd like to edit some recordings in terms of length, possibly cut out middle pieces, etc.
audacity perhaps?
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{"user_question": "ethereality", "user_answer": "teraboy"}
I am running XChat-GNOME IRC and I don't have any menus. Any idea why?
my fav xchat do didy http://blog.bodhizazen.net/linux/xchat-customizations/ and there is a xchat channel also
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{"user_question": "mhough", "user_answer": "bobweaver"}
You probably need to update your package cache. 'sudo apt-get update' in the terminal, or the relevant button in Synaptic/whatever.
what is the difference between aptitude and apt-get/
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{"user_question": "rww", "user_answer": "neezer"}
I think that can be accomplished in Compiz Settings. Not sure.
yes. i have configured it with compiz. thank you very much
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{"user_question": "kinja-sheep", "user_answer": "farhad"}
how do i unbind/unmount a directory?
see man umount for details
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{"user_question": "YouMust", "user_answer": "mdt"}
hello in xchat, ubuntu where is the option to disable the display of system messages in channels(logged in logged out etc)?
Right-click on the chat channel tree/tab and edit it under Settings.
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{"user_question": "tolpico", "user_answer": "mobi-sheep"}
In a shell script I want to process all files in a directory. So using a for loop, I want to get the file name, process and then get to next file. In simple words, I am looking for a variable which can hold the file name. Any ideas? Thanks
http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_09_01.html
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{"user_question": "tolpico", "user_answer": "jtaji"}
Is there a way in nautilus to open a terminal in the current folder?
install nautilus-open-terminal
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{"user_question": "Somelauw", "user_answer": "Guest29925"}
hi guys, quick questin, how do I install apache on my ubuntu server? Thx ahead of itim
follow the above link ubottu just gave you
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{"user_question": "MashaIvanova", "user_answer": "IdleOne"}
Hi ! I want to install ubuntu netbook 10.04 on my HP mini 210 but I still want to keep windows 7. The problem is that the ubuntu installer does not recognize my windows 7 installation and profiles. What can I do to be sure that after I install ubuntu I would still be able to boot win7 too ?
ubuntu installer do not migrate anything from windows
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{"user_question": "andreiutz", "user_answer": "st__"}
Hello there. Well I have the following problem: When I download subtitles, I can see only some strange symbols when I open them. What do I need to see them correctly? codecs?
probably fonts
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{"user_question": "Haura", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"}
i need little help with ettercap on ubuntu... when i try to log infos... i get error! it says that i can't make a file that i wish to log infos.. permission denied.. i'm talking about GUI ettercap, any help (sorry for bad english)
well if you run the app as you, you don't have write access there do you. You will need to find where the logs are written and give yourself write access there, or run the app with gksudo
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{"user_question": "SaToo", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"}
Ubuntu has very nicely setup my dual monitors for me, but I'm not sure what it's actually using for it. How do I find out whether it's using xinerama or something specific to my graphics card/driver (or is it just always xinerama?) ?
the xrandr command can do that
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{"user_question": "inclement", "user_answer": "maco"}
can u pls recommend me a gui client for ssh transfers? (i.e. scp?)
go to system -> places -> connect to server. you can use access via GUI-nautilus.
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{"user_question": "remoteCTRL1", "user_answer": "dnivra"}
how to find out if i have a 32 or 64bit system?
'uname -a'. that will tell you if your OS is 32 or 64bit.
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{"user_question": "nibbler_", "user_answer": "dnivra"}
hello. I recently set a password accidently to the root account and would like to reset it. I checked the /etc/passwd and it still says x in the password field. could someone tell me how to reset the root password so that it doesn't exist anymore and the root account is locked?
try 'sudo passwd -l' if you're concerned that a password is still set.
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{"user_question": "dnivra", "user_answer": "sipior"}
my husband has what looks like a video driver problem in 10.10 - is there something to read about ATI Radeon graphics?
hope that helps.
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{"user_question": "chull", "user_answer": "dnivra"}
Hi all, ubuntu tells me that /etc/init.d/networking restart is depricated, but it doesnt tell me what to use instead. who can tell me?
run 'service networking restart' instead :)
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{"user_question": "trijntje", "user_answer": "dnivra"}
help! my xfce menu bars at the top and bottom of my desktop have disappeared! how do i get them back?????????
Is xfce4-panel running?
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{"user_question": "protojay", "user_answer": "soreau"}
Anybody know when 10.04 beta starts?
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynxSchedule
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{"user_question": "basicxman", "user_answer": "IdleOne"}
guys, i've one question with regard to ubuntu server... does it work like windoZ server 2003 where in workstations can join the ubuntu domain and have an active directory like in ubuntu server?
i am not sure but most servers opperate the same
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{"user_question": "gharz", "user_answer": "pasjr"}
folks... I have a fresh Kubuntu Lucid, my video is distracted. I intend to switch XAA to EXA, but right now don't have a xorg.conf file... how can I proceed this
you can still use a xorg.conf if you want to
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{"user_question": "Consul_Falx", "user_answer": "mobius2"}
How do you do that?
yes i just don't rem the command though
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{"user_question": "wabash", "user_answer": "hiexpo"}
hey, is it possible to shutdoen tt7 (x-server) and only run on tty1 (for example) - to save some batter?
sudo service lightdm stop
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{"user_question": "TobsCore", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
hey, is HUD implemented in Ubuntu 12.04?
when you have a program open, hit the alt key
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{"user_question": "TobsCore", "user_answer": "yeats"}
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
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{"user_question": "kb9tui", "user_answer": "hiexpo"}
I have a little noobish question. Pidgin is not working for me and I want to kill it. I've never successfully done the kill command though, how could I end this program? It's frozen
pkill -9 pidgin
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{"user_question": "persona24", "user_answer": "beandog"}
I want to use VNC on Ubuntu to connect to my Windows laptop. Any advice on what VNC server/client I should use on the two sides?
remote desktop at your Windows machien side, and Terminal Server Client at the Ubuntu machine side
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{"user_question": "tasslehoff", "user_answer": "JuanJOBC2"}
Does Ubuntu have a task manager?
System Monitor
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{"user_question": "persona24", "user_answer": "MonkeyDust"}