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which problems may i have using root all the time ?
you might accidentally do something and break your machine, and if you are connected to the internet as root (for example via irc), it's possible that a security vulnerability in the client you are using could get you hacked
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{"user_question": "oDuda", "user_answer": "fryguy"}
What is the term to fix a package so that it is not update/upgraded etc ?
you can pin in synaptic if you have it.
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{"user_question": "orated", "user_answer": "urfr332g0"}
is there a way to check and see if I have java installed (can't remember)
or go to System, administration, synaptic package manager and search for it
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{"user_question": "Ron586", "user_answer": "jdu"}
what can I use to find out keyboard scan codes under X? I want to try and map some of the multimedia keys to different apps
xev
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{"user_question": "jwfoxjr", "user_answer": "fryguy"}
hi, i want to buy a computer with an i5 cpu and a h55 intel chipset on the mb, is it compatible with the last linux kernels?
model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz
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{"user_question": "minedmind", "user_answer": "tarzeau"}
I have installed MySQL on my Ubuntu 9.04 today. Can somebody tell me the username and password for first run of MySQL?
attleast thats hoes postgresql works
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{"user_question": "oakdeveloper", "user_answer": "simplexio"}
what are 'Flood Bot1-3' ?
or excessive posting
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{"user_question": "poseless", "user_answer": "aeon-ltd"}
hey guys noob question, i have moc installed which needs to be run from terminal, i wnat to make a shortcut i have the command set to gnome-terminal mocp which doesnt work
: im looking for ya
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{"user_question": "mib_g3t0a19l", "user_answer": "Dudeface"}
hello... where i can ask a noob question? I am looking for something similar with vista search, when you type the application name, you don't have to search for it in the menus... there is something similar for ubuntu? thanks.
gnome-do
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{"user_question": "coroner4", "user_answer": "dft"}
how do I install opera from a .deb file?
but IF you really must... sudo dpkg -i FILE.deb
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{"user_question": "redrebel", "user_answer": "Titan8990_"}
what's the rhyme or reason of putting a CLI into either /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin
Usually, user's own binaries go to /usr/local/bin. See the FHS standard (ubottu's message).
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{"user_question": "zer0her0", "user_answer": "grawity"}
simple question: does anyone have a chance to tell me what the command in Startup Applications is for the ubuntu bongo startup sound?
/usr/bin/canberra-gtk-play --id='desktop-login' --description='GNOME Login'
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{"user_question": "Barridus", "user_answer": "texasjack"}
hello, i've installed ubuntu with a language 1 and i wanted a language 2, so i downloaded and installed language 2 and started using it right away, is it possible for me to delete language 1?
found it? you can also do alt-F2 and run gnome-language-selector
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{"user_question": "robbon33", "user_answer": "VCoolio"}
Hi. I have a Samsung CLX-3175 Multifunction printer - Print driver installed automatically and printing works fine. But now I want to use it as a scanner. Xsane does not find a scanner. What do I have to do to define the machine as scanner?
the only scanner type program I've ever used is Sane, don't know if there is an alternative??? Good luck.
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{"user_question": "frodon1", "user_answer": "ZykoticK9"}
anyone who knows if i can install ubuntu on my phone - htc g1 ?
you can't
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{"user_question": "hdtdi", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
is there a faster way to switch between workspaces? I know about the wheel,but i have to have everything minimized.
hard to find anything that's quicker than a flick of the mouse wheel
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{"user_question": "Loafers", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
How do I switch to Metacity (That's the default wm right?) I typed metacity --replace in the console and it switched but when i closed the console it switched back or something and froze
type metacity --replace & exit (it will close the terminal)
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{"user_question": "Loafers", "user_answer": "beep"}
Why am I unable to boot to my ubuntu liveusb even when I boot to 'USB-FDD'?
start the program with & appended (myprog &)
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{"user_question": "Loafers", "user_answer": "guntbert"}
I moved my home folder to another partition with find . -depth -print0 | cpio --null --sparse -pvd /media/newhome/ and made it as home, after I rebooted I get errors like $HOME/.dmrc having the wrong permissions. Do you know if cpio got the permissions right?
chown your home dir.
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{"user_question": "J11", "user_answer": "slowz"}
hey, what package installs libIL on ubuntu ?
libdevil-dev
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{"user_question": "djszapi", "user_answer": "iceroot"}
hi guys, how do i a do a fix for my notebook : Ubuntu 9.04 has the same sound problem as 8.10 and it can be fixed by creating a new file /etc/modprobe.d/options.conf containing the line ' options snd-hda-intel model=mobile '
I had sound problems, video problems, etc with ubuntu. I switched to mint and it literally fixed everything.
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{"user_question": "andrewubuntu", "user_answer": "Wiseman"}
how can I print a list of all applications to a text file?
itll be more like dpkg --get-selections > name.txt
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{"user_question": "TheLifelessOne", "user_answer": "vicio"}
Who I should ask about copyright of ubuntu logo and distro?
Mark Shuttleworth perhaps?
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{"user_question": "jihui_choi", "user_answer": "xcdfgkjhgcv"}
Hello, can someone please recommend me on good server adminstration panel for Ubuntu? so I can manage all my domains, bandwidth etc...
webmin
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{"user_question": "angel282", "user_answer": "smittix"}
there are some drivers on windows that allow a laptop's touchpad to not be affected by anything but fingertips so that your palms won't mess with the mouse while you're typing. Is there something on ubuntu for this?
yes... but I don't remember :) but you should keep searching. I remember that it is possible :
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{"user_question": "DPic", "user_answer": "Kalmi_"}
Hello, I would like to install zend optimizer on my ubuntu server, does ubuntu have some package that include the zend optimizer?
whats the error
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{"user_question": "angel282", "user_answer": "celthunder"}
can someone try to connect to my website please and read me the line of text so I know it's working? I'm trying to host a simple one so I can do file sharing. Please tell me if you can connect it's clean I promise: http://72.178.5.22/
'Apache2 is up and running.'
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{"user_question": "Dr_Mirrage", "user_answer": "grobda24"}
what is the best way to get external USB drives (flash, HDD) always mount at the same point under ubuntu? mine change every time (8.04 and 9.04)?
/etc/fstab
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{"user_question": "AD2008", "user_answer": "ikey"}
what is the command to find out in what format a disk is formatted?
err. sudo cfdisk /dev/sda
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{"user_question": "thosch", "user_answer": "bullgard4"}
Does anyone know of a good VOB ripper, like DVD Decrypter, for Linux?
dvd::rip is good
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{"user_question": "alex_____", "user_answer": "MikeChelen"}
is there any way to disable capslock?
xmodmap
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{"user_question": "MikeChelen", "user_answer": "Slart"}
anyone know a fast document search utility like google desktop?
try running the Tracker Search Tool
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{"user_question": "MikeChelen", "user_answer": "aquarius"}
Guys, if one install Ubuntu via Wubi, would he be able to resize that 'partition' later?
yeah it is possible, idk how easy exactly
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{"user_question": "khensthoth", "user_answer": "MikeChelen"}
can you also append 'see threefinger' to the end of the Touchpad factoid?
I can and will. But, keep in mind that it is ultimately up to the mods to add these, I, as a user, can only 'suggest'
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{"user_question": "Froward", "user_answer": "ardchoille"}
can anyone tell me how to get back the low and top bars where u can see the hour/date and minimized windows???? I am on Xubuntu
read this http://ubuntu.igameilive.com/2009/01/how-to-restore-xfce-lost-panel.html
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{"user_question": "plasher2009", "user_answer": "danielrmt1"}
In ubuntu my login sound works, and music works if i'm using OSS. if i run the command 'sudo alsa force-reload', i can use ALSA for playback. What can i do to use alsa without running this command?
I use ALSA for everything is there a reason why you pick OSS?
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{"user_question": "Dirien", "user_answer": "eseven73"}
is it possible to upgrade the kernel in 9.04 to 2.6.31 without installing 9.10?
there are ppa with beta kernels
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{"user_question": "mclur3", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
to be more specific, I am running ratpoison and not gnome-session. ifup eth0 doesn't work like it did in older versions
for now, you should be able to test with 'sudo ip link set eth0 up' and then 'sudo dhclient eth0', assuming that your network is using dhcp
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{"user_question": "siloxid", "user_answer": "meganerd"}
I seem to remember some time in the past using something that starts a second x session in a window of the existing x session, though I can't remember how i did
xnest
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{"user_question": "notbenh", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
i installed hamtchi deb onto my server from a deb now i want to remove it how i do tis ?
sudo apt-get remove hamtchi?
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{"user_question": "Guest35512", "user_answer": "maco"}
Hello everybody, I'v got a problem with a SD card reader (in a Scaleo P Fujitsu Siemens computer). The card reader can read a 2GB Kingston card but not a 8GB Verbatim one (which is working). Any idea ?
It's probably that your SD card reader does not support SDHC. That is required for SD cards over 2GB. Sorry, but I don't know what you can do about it.
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{"user_question": "henryt", "user_answer": "arbiter26"}
anyone know how to get a old windows gain to not go to full screen in WINE
winecfg -> Graphics -> Virtual Desktop size
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{"user_question": "donavan01", "user_answer": "Kalmiii"}
What is the name of the file system which allows you to 'layer' on top of an existing read-only file system? New and modified files can be stored on a different device with transparent fall-through to the underlying fs.
aufs?
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{"user_question": "erichammond_", "user_answer": "boss_mc"}
hey guys how can I download UNE 10.04 ?
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/ubuntu/releases/10.04.1/
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{"user_question": "spartan7", "user_answer": "sagaci"}
what's the sure way to kill all instances of networkmanager?
pkill networkmanager
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{"user_question": "sagaci", "user_answer": "genewitch"}
hello, I have a file which is 60mb, I want to chop it off so that it is only 50mb (discarding the tail end of the file), is there an easy way to do this?
oh, check out 'truncate' as well
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{"user_question": "iceocean", "user_answer": "jrib"}
rashed: want a sector-based hd-copy ?
how to use 3.4 ?
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{"user_question": "DasEi", "user_answer": "TheNovice"}
about how long does it take to compile, e.g. the new pidgin build?
false: http://www.pidgin.im/download/ubuntu/
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{"user_question": "Drave", "user_answer": "mobi-sheep"}
hey does anyone know if there is a channel for help with packaging?
i saw something about that in my rss feeds lately, wait
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{"user_question": "kbuel", "user_answer": "dSlaM"}
Hi. How can I upgrade a single package with apt-get/aptitude? I couldn't find the asnwer in their man pages :(
apt-get upgrade package ^^
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{"user_question": "gustavonarea", "user_answer": "dSlaM"}
is it possible to repair ubuntu 11.10 by a live cd ? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=157250 :: What packages must be installed to get the login mask?
That depends on what you want to repair.
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{"user_question": "Guest32433", "user_answer": "Ho^Oh"}
Keyboards are pretty much interchangeable, right? If I get one made for a mac (AKB-805MAC by Adesso), that should plug right in and just work to my PC (Dell Vostro workstation), right? The only 'drivers' necessary would be to access to extra function keys and such. Right?
should just work, will need to select the correct keyboard layout. The function keys should work without much editing (do on my USB Mac keyboard)
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{"user_question": "cannonball", "user_answer": "kellyh"}
is there a way to kick the fan speed up to max with some utility?
all i am aware of is monitoring what the speeds are with lm-sensors, not sure of any fan-speed controller software on linux
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{"user_question": "linduxed", "user_answer": "kellyh"}
I have a folder that I need to give access to user www, group www, but I need to edit the files with my user. The best way is to add my user to the group www and make the folder part of the group www?
and make the folder group-writable
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{"user_question": "NCS_One", "user_answer": "maco"}
is it bad if theres 6 instances of /sbin/getty -8 38400 ttyX? it makes me paranoid theres a bunch of people logged into my PC without me knowing it
those are completely normal- those are what manage the terminals you can access with ctrl-alt-F1 through F6
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{"user_question": "xim_", "user_answer": "DopeGhoti"}
hello. I will travel to a country with very little bandwidth. I will bring a ubuntu system with me. I wonder, how can I ensure I take all of the software with me that I'll potentially want to install? the installer CDs are only a subset and are built around the concept of on demand downloading
look into apt-mirror perhaps, and bring a complete repo with you?
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{"user_question": "kaie", "user_answer": "DopeGhoti"}
When I delete a file from usb drive, no space is actually freed up on the drive. The file simply vanishes from Nautilus. Why is this? When I delete the file from Windows using vmware, space is actually freed-up on the drive.
something still has the file open (see `lsof`); once that's closed, the space will be freed
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{"user_question": "RobLikesBrunch", "user_answer": "DopeGhoti"}
hello, anyone know how to list a: installed packages and b: the contents of a package on an apt-based system?
list installed packages: 'dpkg-query -l | grep 'ii''
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{"user_question": "mwoehlke", "user_answer": "DopeGhoti"}
is there a reason why i can't find the bitchx package ?
its no longer supported try irssi instead
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{"user_question": "inkd0t", "user_answer": "bazhang"}
is it ok to upgrade from Feisty to Jaunty?
if you have a seperate /home and you want to make one single jump .. install fresh otherwise I'll have ubottu give you a link
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{"user_question": "Haraken", "user_answer": "scunizi"}
Can you suggest me a good and not expensive webcam compatible with Ubuntu? I would prefer a model with led.
From past questions that i have asked I was given the suggestion that most webcams are compatible with ubuntu. Not sure as I have yet to buy one myself. But that is what i have heard.
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{"user_question": "Bravewolf", "user_answer": "linuxguy2009"}
How do I tell aptitude to purge a package and also purge the packages that will be autoremoved?
sudo apt-get autoremove
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{"user_question": "tsrk", "user_answer": "linuxguy2009"}
does any one know of any good music editing software on ubuntu?
check out ubuntustudio
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{"user_question": "D34D-S0lD13r", "user_answer": "Absorto"}
Got a new laptop that came with W7 and I installed Ubuntu 10.10 along side it. But now I need to return the laptop… is there any way to uninstall Ubuntu and restore the drive to it's original partition size?
I wouldn't worry too hard though as the shop will likley re-image it
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{"user_question": "mut3city", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
Hello, using Jaunty, 64. Can not get NVIDIA settings to remain after reboot. I did the 'sudo nvidia-settings' applied, and saved . But when I reboot it is back to the default setting? any ideas? Thank you in advance.
make a copy of /etc/X11/xorg.conf and then use nvidia-settings to save it again but do not choose 'merge with current xorg.conf' option
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{"user_question": "Nirrad", "user_answer": "chichihchen"}
/etc/rc.local probably is where you will run your script
Thanks dude! worked like a charm ;D
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{"user_question": "kriskropd", "user_answer": "gr33n7007h"}
if i want to decrease the brightness on battery how ?
i'd try the BIOS settings first
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{"user_question": "helpp", "user_answer": "she_dyed"}
can anybody tell me how to install openoffice 3.0 ?
can you please tell me the version of ubuntu you are using?
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{"user_question": "Gautam", "user_answer": "DEMU"}
Hello there, i'm still using Windows XP since i don't know yet 1 thing... Is there already proper 3d Open source version of ATI r600/r700 drivers? =)
I think still in development for r6xx/r7xx: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ati/log/
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{"user_question": "Kuukkel^", "user_answer": "dli"}
Hi all, I'm still running FeistyFawn, and need to install one package, however package binaries for FeistyFawn are gone... Do you know if there are archives with old releases available?
http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/
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{"user_question": "Yuri_N", "user_answer": "shadeslayer"}
what's the shortcut in xchat to go through people's nicks and auto insert them?
Just type mobi <tab>
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{"user_question": "ZacDavis", "user_answer": "mobi-sheep"}
Are there official GNOME 2.28 packages available for Ubuntu yet?
in Karmic :) There will be no official GNOME 2.28 packages for Jaunty
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{"user_question": "Amalgam", "user_answer": "firecrotch"}
I have the Acer EEE laptop but I prefer to run the desktop version of Ubuntu over the Notebook Remix, unforuantely I can't get the desktop ISO onto a USB stick correctly for installation but I can get the Notebook Remix disk .IMG file to install without issue, so I'm wondering if there is a disk IMG file of the Desktop ISO I can use. Or where I can find a program that will use the ISO file to be able to be installed via a USB Stick.
have you tried useing UnetBootin?
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{"user_question": "mojo2214", "user_answer": "atlef_"}
I have just installed ubuntu, but have no mouse (hyper-v vm, on headless server) I am trying to install freenx, so I can use it properly. how do I navigate without mouse? how do I brin up terminal, etc
press ctrl+alt+F1 to get to a VT
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{"user_question": "Jason404", "user_answer": "ziroday"}
Hi, what is the best recommended way to create a USB Install of Ubuntu with some Custom Programs i install afterwards, eg. Settings preserved between Reboots? Is there anything wrong with just taking the normal CD, and installing it on the Flash Drive like i would on HD. Thanks
I'm trying the same thing, from what someone told me before it can be done but you have to have a nice size USB drive.
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{"user_question": "overrider", "user_answer": "Zephryos"}
whats the command to show the file open by a given process (besides `ls -l /proc/<pid>/fd` of course)
lsof(1)
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{"user_question": "tlarson", "user_answer": "geirha"}
Does anyone know how to use a different verion of gcc temporarily?
then rename the compiled gcc to something like gcc-old and use that
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{"user_question": "oddity", "user_answer": "chai_"}
how do i swich between unity and ubuntu classic?
at the gdm (login screen) click on your username. At the bottom a drop down box will appear
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{"user_question": "florian", "user_answer": "bragr"}
Hi, I'm looking for the gnome utiliy that lets you change from PulseAudio to ALSA. I forgot the command name and can't remember it.
gstreamer-properties
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{"user_question": "adri_", "user_answer": "petsounds"}
hello, how can i install shockwave in ubuntu jaunty?
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/14413
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{"user_question": "petsounds", "user_answer": "rohit"}
i have both sun java and openjdk install, you can choose which one to use. follow http://is.gd/7Olwf and in my desktop openjdk is better.
why openjdk is better?
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{"user_question": "petsounds", "user_answer": "Asmob"}
I need some help with Netbook Remix- I'm trying to get a full desktop (i.e. No netbook launcher) but I don't know how...
remove ubuntu-netbook-remix package.
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{"user_question": "grumbly", "user_answer": "petsounds"}
recently bought a removable hard drive, formatted it but cannot write to it as owner is 'root' ... how do I change this to logged-in user? running 9.04
chown user /mnt/hardrive
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{"user_question": "ltgg", "user_answer": "nlko"}
is there a command that can give me the PID of the process of a certain program, for example lets say id want to find out the PID of pidgin, how would i do it?
sorry pgrep pidgin
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{"user_question": "Guest45171", "user_answer": "jdu"}
I've been away for a while, setting up new machines, 32 or 64 bit. Major concern: how is flash with 64bit now? It was a mess a few years ago.
WAY better than years past
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{"user_question": "bootstrap", "user_answer": "thecarlhall"}
sorry for disconnection.. am trying to build an installation cd not a live cd.. i saw debian-live script for building live cds from repo.. but i can't see a similar one for installation cd..
not sure really.... have you checked out remastersys
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{"user_question": "shyam`", "user_answer": "cambridgecow"}
how do you modify the $PATH var for sudo/root?
if you add it in /etc/profile it will be added to all users
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{"user_question": "ddoom_", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"}
hey, can anyone recommend a webcam that they know will work with ubuntu 9.04?
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsMultimediaWebCameras
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{"user_question": "amagee", "user_answer": "settntrenz"}
how to change the password of default keyring ?
Applications > Accessories > Passwords and Encryption Keys. Click the 'Passwords' tab. Right-click 'Passwords: default', select 'Change password'.
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{"user_question": "devD", "user_answer": "rww"}
Why can't I find, https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+source/postgresql-8.4/8.4.3-1~jaunty1 in Synaptic Package Manager?
make sure you have main, universe, restricted, multiverse all added as sources in order to see all packages.
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{"user_question": "ldlework", "user_answer": "LinuxGuy2009"}
running karmic on a tablet PC. screen is 1024x600, but xorg is driving it at 800x600. how to fix?
driver doesnt support that res.
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{"user_question": "m3ga", "user_answer": "LinuxGuy2009"}
hi, any one could assist me, i just got a server up, ubuntu 9, and whenever i try o extract a tar i get an error, while it worked before i re-isntall the OS
Perhaps you have a corrupt archive?
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{"user_question": "dot", "user_answer": "LinuxGuy2009"}
please can someone tell me the default partitions for Lucid Server Edition?
ext4 and swap
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{"user_question": "Grexeo", "user_answer": "LinuxGuy2009"}
Hi guys I have a pair of matching 500GB SATA drives but I currently have only one physically installed on the system. Is there a way to hook both up to combine free space or boost boot and speed performance? I already know that I can choose to use one as my home folder. I was wondering if there is a better use scenario.
you could look into RAID
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{"user_question": "LinuxGuy2009", "user_answer": "Datz"}
Is there a place online to download a deb package build of ardour with vst support?
VST is overrated IMO
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{"user_question": "LinuxGuy2009", "user_answer": "abstrakt"}
Does anyone have a suggestion on how to get local filesharing to work?
using what protocol?
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{"user_question": "dartagnon", "user_answer": "mneptok"}
Is there any sort of bleeding-edge nvidia driver I can try ?
try the 'xorg edgers PPA' under your own risk
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{"user_question": "blz", "user_answer": "xangua"}
Hi ! I have installed MS Office 2007 with Wine on Ubuntu 10. It is working fine. Now I want to install the service pack 2 of ms office 2007, but i dont know how to ? because the latest time I had installed, ms office seems like i did not have installed service pack 2 . now i re-install the wine and i installed office 2007. now what should i have to do to ?
why you use office 2007 anyway :)
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{"user_question": "kappa", "user_answer": "dupondje"}
guys, where's /boot/grub/menu.lst or any equivalent in latest ubu?
/boot/grub/grub.cfg
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{"user_question": "zizzfizzix", "user_answer": "Flannel"}
had to shut my comp off in middle of Jaunty > Karmic upgrade. Now all it says on reboot is '/etc/fstab cannot yet be mounted'... any help?
Sounds like you might need a re-install on that box. That's probably the worst possible thing you could do to trash your system.
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{"user_question": "troy1", "user_answer": "MenZa"}