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Where would I find the apache binary, assuming it was installed? | use the command `dpkg -L apache2 | grep bin' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "padge", "user_answer": "sbasuita"} |
my firefox browser takes the full screen and doesn't display the toolbar!! | Press F11 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Nike", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
i installed mythtv last night, it downloaded some 70Mb now when i do remove mythtv it says only 77.8Kb will be freed! | remove mythtv and run sudo apt-get autoremove ... it will clean up anything else that came along | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Dreamglider", "user_answer": "un|matrix"} |
my adobe flash vids are showing in a pink hue, any ideas? | http://www.webupd8.org/2011/03/fix-pinkred-youtube-videos-bug-using.html | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "resno", "user_answer": "ruan"} |
Hello, this is a really weird problem, To connect to the internet i have to authenticate through this page: https://auth3.unipi.it/auth/perfigo_weblogin.jsp?cm=ws32vklm Using linux, no matter the browser or the distro, it idles forever and wont load nor return any errors. thanks a lot | you should likely contact your network administrator | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nijan", "user_answer": "resno"} |
hi. i cannot resolve any name of the machines in my local network. /etc/network/interfaces is configured like on all the other machines. where else could i have a possible mistake? e.g. i can ping 10.160.100.123 but i cannot ping thename.intern | /etc/resolv.conf | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "joa__", "user_answer": "DasEi"} |
hi everyone. i used usermod and forgot to add -a, removing myself from the sudoers group. im using linux mint, and was never prompted to set a root password. however, i'm being asked for one when i try to log in in recovery mode as per google search. how can i gain access? | best bet it to use a liveCD and chroot in | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gausie", "user_answer": "eqisow"} |
is there a way off adding 'copy to' to the context menu of nautilus? | Nautilus has a scripting feature/directory of user makeable scripts.. so its proberly sort of doable. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "BlackCoffee", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"} |
where can i get the default partition manager for ubuntu 8.10? | gparted should be in the system menu. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "BlackCoffee", "user_answer": "arkanabar"} |
how do I tell which version of ubuntu I'm using? | sb_reease -a | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "synackfin", "user_answer": "guntbert"} |
can someone recommend a good dock program for ubuntu 8.10? | you can make it autohide down out of screen | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Naesh", "user_answer": "space_cadet"} |
how can I search for a channel whose name contains a certain pattern? | /msg alis help | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "grandemahatma", "user_answer": "LjL"} |
Is there still not any Skype plug in for Pidgin which can activate Skype account without running Skype at same time? | No - and I don't think it's possible to write one. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "guja", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
how would i install a program (a simple apt-get) on my ubuntu machine downstairs through the laptop that i'm currently using? | Something like this? for i in $(seq 1 254); do ping -c 1 192.168.0.$i; done <--- note: very very basic | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tom_", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
hello guys, i tried to set environment variable by SOME_ENV='/home/foo/', but can't | Maybe, export SOME_ENV='/home/foo' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zacky", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
Gwibber is soo sloow :( any alternatives? | depending on what you want from gwibber, you might find Tweetdeck (for Chrome or Air) useful, that's what I did. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "T_H_X", "user_answer": "Myrtti"} |
how do you see the owner I know chown changes the owner but if I just want to view it? | ls -l | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Crash1hd", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
Hello, I'm using fgrep to match a string in 'ps xa' and I just want the process that I'm matching, not the grep process finding that process. How do I exlude grep from my results without using `cut`? | | grep -v grep | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "panzor", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
Hi, can someone tell me the name of the VNC server built-in in ubuntu ?? | there are vino and vinagre - one of them is the server, but I don't remember which | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "_Bart_", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
hi, my x server locked up after using openoffice doc editor, I can only use console now.. on x server, I can move the mosue but can't click on anything, and ctrl-alt-backspace does not work. I tried metacity :0 in console but it says, unable to open X display | sudo service gdm restart | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ak_", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
is there a command to put the displays to sleep? | Try xset dpms force off | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rohdef", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
Anyone know where folders mapped via 'Connect to server' are actually linked? I'd like to access it but I'm having difficulties doing so. | ~/.gvfs/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Refefer", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
I am doing 'su echo 'blacklist pcspkr' >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf' and getting a 'Permission Denied' - is it file in use, or why is it rejecting me? | Try using 'sudo -s' for a root shell. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Q_Continuum", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
where in the filesystem are smb shares mounted by nautilus? | ~/.gvfs/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vithos", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
hey I just reinatelled ubuntu, I installed pidgin but the thing I can't understand is that instead of going into the top right of the screen when I click on the close button, it really quit the application, I'm almost sure before I reinstalled it, that not do that | Open Pidgin's settings, and look for 'Show notification icon' option. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nat2610_", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
hi all. anyone knows if it's possible to recover deleted files ? | No, it isn't. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pulse00", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
anyone wanna recommend a desktop environment? im using gnome now.. just wanna try something new | Xfce, KDE, LXDE | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "corey", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
Gnome-display-properties, is telling me, when i try to switch resolutions on my dual screen setup. 'Monitor Resolution Settings has detected that the virtual resolution must be set in your configuration file in order to apply your settings' although it will do it automatically for me.. it messes it up. how can i edit the config file myself? | scp host:file . | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "untermensch", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
What's the command to scan for a new HDD on Ubuntu server? If I a disk in VmWare, dmesg doesnt spit out anything... It works if I reboot the machine tho, but I'm assuming this can be done on the fly? | I think you just look for a new /dev/hda,hdb,hdc,sda,whatever and mount its partitions. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hateball", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
Can anybody tell me a command line that will find all files in a directory tree matching a pattern (like 'mp3') and give me both the name of the file and of the directory? | find dir/ -name '*.mp3' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rkj", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
Hallo, can I just copy my old .Evolution folder from the old home directory into my new home from a fresh install and have all my evolution settings, emails, and contacts back? | So somewhere in ~/.gconf/apps/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wiehan", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
How can I beep right and left speakers independently ? | Or even better, wget --mirror | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pranav_", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
out of interest, where does everyone keep their source code? | ~/Projects | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "C-S-B", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
hello, is there a command line utility I can run to probe my video card? I'm not sure what is in this PC. I'm trying to get to a higher resolution than 800x600 | lspci, xrandr... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dthacker", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
hm, I'm using synergyc and I just lost connection on my linux system. I'm on windows now. Is there anyway to start synergyc 192.168.0.4 and make it happen in X (via ssh)? So it can reconnect? Thanks | Try this... DISPLAY=:0.0 synergyc blahblah | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "foo", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
hi how would i add language support for chinese to xchat so i can read/write ? | Network Settings -> Edit -> Charset: UTF-8 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "scatterp", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
How can I output a webpage to the terminal? (i.e. 'cat http://google.com' | Or wget -qO- | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "BassKozz", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
aah - i have a completely crapped keyboard layout in a default console (no X). How can I fix this to be 'de'? Can't remember the command... | But try jellow's suggestion first, if you can type something. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wam", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
total newb question: How do i make ls report one page at a time? | ls | more -- or even better, ls | less | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Dougal", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
tasksel is working away. I'm coming from debian. Is tasksel like dpkg or what? I never used it in debian. | Ubuntu is Debian-based, and uses the same dpkg, apt-get and other things. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "johnfg", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
Will tar -czf follow nfs mounts? | mcabber is very small. There's 'finch' that's very similar to Pidgin. Also, cabber and centerim-utf8. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "canthus13", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
I'm using Ubuntu in live mode (CD only). Is there a way to store, say, all my installed applications and my settings to an external hard disk ? | Probably not. (It _might_ be possible, but it would be a lot harder than just installing Ubuntu to the same disk.) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ivanatwork", "user_answer": "grawity"} |
but he can already ping Google. | firefox does not rely on netowrk manger to run, only that it has a default route and can resolve | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "grawity", "user_answer": "mdm"} |
hey what is the package name for libcurl? | libcurlz-dev | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "|Long|", "user_answer": "michaeljones"} |
How do I stop these edid issues, My lvsd1 monitor that I have connected to my netbook keeps tblanking out, i have a 945me intel graphics card anybody help me plz? it happens when I go to resolution 1024x768 | sounds like your graphics card can't handle that resolution | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sn00p", "user_answer": "christiantarry"} |
Can anyone give me a reason not to shoot myself in the head right now? | this channel is for ubuntu support only | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Xavierg2003", "user_answer": "ikonia"} |
Greetings everyone! I am in need of some assistance - I need to know if it is possible to start the vinagre VNC server from the command line | vinagre is the viewer actually | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jlmeredith", "user_answer": "bruce89"} |
How to setup a static ip address in ubuntu ? | you need to be always root if using apt-get, if you build it from source in ~/ you dont need to be root | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ardian", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
hi, i just upgraded to onery and im wondering is there a netbook version of it? | unitiy is the old netbook-remix | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "yggdrasil", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
has anybody installed ubuntu on macbook pro ratina...? | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=apple_mbpr_linux&num=4 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "me-1", "user_answer": "heisenmink"} |
hello all. I am an Ubuntu-newbie (coming from Mac). I have connected an old Apple Extended Keyboard to the pc I have Ubuntu on, but some special-keys, like the at-symbol aren't available with the key-combination that is shown in the keyboard-layout-window | look with pstree what is the parent-process of the zombie and kill that | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Mrokii", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
rm -R * will only delete files / directorys in my current working folder, right? | its better to use rm -r /path/foo/* instead of rm -r * | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sim-value", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
anyone know what the gnome console is called? | gnome-terminal | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ampex", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
Hi Guys, does anyone knows how to split a 5GB txt file into smaller sizes? like 2GB each? | man split | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Hyper_Sha", "user_answer": "kroonrs"} |
Is there a way to configure X-chat to blink on the task bar when someone talks to you in the channel or private chat ? | but dont know where atm :( | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "getBoa", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
hello, to launch minecraft I right click on the minecraft.jar file and I choose 'Open with Sun Java' from the menu that pops up. How can I do this from a command so I can make a launcher? | java -jar filename.jar | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kingbilly", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
hi. Whats an irc client that handles file sharing that works on ubuntu? Thanks | As in DCC? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wifioregon", "user_answer": "Logan_"} |
What package do I use to open a winmail.dat file | do a 'file filename.dat' and see what it is | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "moes", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
does anyone know where I can go to get some help with photoshop? | adobe.com | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cak3", "user_answer": "acerimmer"} |
hi, i'm trying to make a debian package out of a source package but i'm facing some trouble... I've used dh_make to generate the debian but that doesn't seem to be enough... when the building reachs the make install, it tries to install the files to /usr directly instead of the directory it's supossed to isntall to (debian/building-something?), some help? where should i start checking? | edit the file debian/dirs so the rules-file is creating the directories before installing something into them | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jorge__", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
hi. i have a kind of noob question,but hey. Is there any youtube-downloader-type app for ubuntu ?? except for flashcache script,and youtube-dl and windows programs throught Wine.. any Gui app ? Thanks | there's a plugin you can add to ffox that does the job | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "xsulfur", "user_answer": "acerimmer"} |
is there a way to force apt-get or aptitude to reinstall and force overwrites of existing files? | with sudo of course | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "homosaur", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
anybody who know how to ban message like this 'QUIT' 'join' ? | see also /help ignore on your client | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "chong", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
hey, does anybody remember what bash command to run to check which version of php is currently installed??? | php --version | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "swim", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
How can I tell if my laptop supports Ubuntu 64-bit? | no, 64bit has some problems and also you dont need it with lees then 4gb ram | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ghindo", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
is it repository or just package storage? http://packages.debian.org/unstable/editors/bless | its not the repo, also its debian not ubuntu, dont mix the packages | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "peter_", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
when I try to run opengl based apllication i got an error when I check with glxinfo i got http://pastebin.com/A9jyREYU can some one help me | looks like you might not have your graphics drivers installed | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "FOXNET", "user_answer": "zykotick9"} |
how do i install glib 2 ? | sudo apt-get install libglib2.0-0 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "quizme", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
i already did and i think i viewed every file with iptables in it but maybe i missed something. | dont know if it is still using that files | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "noway", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
can virtualbx on a 64bit system, host 32bit systems? | dont see why not | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "iceroot", "user_answer": "Bodsda"} |
hi, I can't get my bluetooth adapter to be recognized with Karmic's newer kernels. The last one I got it working it, was the 2.6.31 from beta stage | official karmic kernels? or selfbuild kernels? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "philsf", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
i am using ssh user@host but some days ago i reinstall the host, so its another key and ssh wont connect because of that. is there a way to force ssh to use the new key? | it should tell you the line in .ssh/known_hosts that is outdated. delete that line and it will connect again | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "iceroot", "user_answer": "yofel"} |
how can i tell what version im running through the cli? | lsb_release -a | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "stealth-", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
If top is not displaying my correct ammount of ram, how can i find out how much ram my server has? | cat /proc/meminfo | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "_Ryth", "user_answer": "Bodsda"} |
hi, i have installes 10.04 LTS want to know if i have version 10.04.4 or dont | sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade to get the latest version of 10.04 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "DonaldShimoda", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
hi, how to print a file? ps: I have already set up cups, and got a test page | from terminal? /usr/bin/lpr filename | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "justin_", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
hello all.. any ide which package contains 'send' command? or how to find that out? | apt-file search foobar is searching all packages from the repo containing the file 'foobar' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cabrilo", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
Can any1 tell me how to access windows network using CLI? I have samba installed and running | or mount it with cifs | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "magicsrv", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
hi all , i got 'No suitable module for running kernel found' error when i installed virtualbox-ose in ubuntu 10.10 | have a look at the manual, there is a command to build the kernel-modul, but normally the modul comes when you install it with apt-get | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ghosTM55", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
Hi! I've got a technical question. My PC is 'getting old' and I want to change to some lightweight distro and I wonder is there truly a diffrence between a light-distro (like Crunchbang or Lubuntu) and using Ubuntu with fluxbox or openbox? Is it really more 'light'? | I use ubuntu with fluxbox and its very light / configurable | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pok0j", "user_answer": "ubluntu"} |
will my 10.04 beta install be upgradeable to the offical full release or do i have to do a clean install? | and yes, upgrade is working to get the final | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "whomee", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
need some help with chmod. how do i make a read only file writable? | r=4,w=2,x=1 so if you want read, write and execute use the 7 (4+2+1), if you want only read use 4 (4+0+0) and that for you,group and others, so chmod 755 would be rwx,r-x,r-x | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "yuri__", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
is there an alternative to iptables? (cant use iptables because its a vroot) | netfilter.. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "iceroot", "user_answer": "afallenhope"} |
Is it possible to create a desktop icon that will launch a bash script? | put | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Mortuis", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
does not matter, this channel is not for 12.04 | not asking you to | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "iceroot", "user_answer": "tanath"} |
Is there any way to permamently change Unity Launcher color ? that stupid behaviorus of auto chaning it according to background makes it look like crap | you'll need the liveCD | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "glosoli", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"} |
i use ubuntu 11.10 with gnome shell. how can i pause-resume a file copy proces (without a new app) ?. i mean gnome has not this feature? | here's one discussion.. don't know if this is implemented yet http://live.gnome.org/Nautilus/ProgressWindow | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jd_user_23234", "user_answer": "Slart"} |
Hey, how do I install programs from a tar.gz ? | what program '? you should allways try tro install from synaptic | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Hizan", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
hi all ! On 12.04 what's the 'official' tool to manage start services (like rcconf..etc) , if there's a recommend one (cli/gui) | i don't believe upstart has any tools (i guess it's not expected for people running ubuntu to use services anymore) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "action09", "user_answer": "zykotic10"} |
what is the executable name of system monitor? | gnome-system-monitor | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "boscop", "user_answer": "Gnea"} |
how do I get syntax hilighting in vim? I installed vim-latexsuite but I dont see any colors | :syn on | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "|f|", "user_answer": "cristiklein"} |
I'm trying to build a C++ code and link it against /usr/lib/libmysqlpp.so but always get /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -llibmysqlpp error I'm using -L /usr/lib -llibmysqlpp does this have something to do with ldconfig? | it's -lmysqlpp | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "MeXTuX", "user_answer": "bkc_"} |
hi, i want to disable the notifications i receive on the corner of my screen every time a msn contact logs in. (i use pidgin), how do i do that? | Just go into Pidgin's Plugins and find the one about notifications | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Paulo39", "user_answer": "Surlent777"} |
how can i learn my running process id numbers | top | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tq|Memphis", "user_answer": "rizitis"} |
question: let's assume i have 3hd SATA of 3 different brand, how i reconize who is SDA SDB SDC from terminal? | 'sudo blkid' and/or 'sudo fdisk -l' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sda", "user_answer": "zykotic10"} |
I just want to list the IP addresses accessing me at what ports, how can I do this? | netstat -nap | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Counterspell", "user_answer": "Gnea"} |
to copy a file to the current direct is it simply cp /foo/foo.php? | you need a . for current directory so 'cp /foo/foo.php .' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "alaing", "user_answer": "zykotic10"} |
hello all. Is it possible to update a single application by using apt or aptitude instead of updating all of them? | apt-get update <package> | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Kuifje111", "user_answer": "Kottizen"} |
I hope someone can help me with this problem: I have a laptop with i5 processor (which integrates graphics sandybridge) and graphic card Nvidia Geforce GT540M. At first system info said 'Graphics: Unknown'. When I started to use the GNOME 3 shell System Info began to say 'Graphics: Mobile Intel Sandybridge' and the processor heats up a lot. I tried to install the NVIDIA driver (suggested by 'Additional Drivers') and the graphics stopped working altogether, | sounds like you have intel/nvidia hybrid graphics - there is some special software to use such devices. Bumblebee i believe is one option (i don't have the hardware so no personal experience) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pappijo", "user_answer": "zykotic10"} |
is there a way with apt or dpkg to search for packages based on what files they deploy to the file system (e.g. yum provides /some/file)? | apt-file | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lyte_", "user_answer": "s3r3n1t7"} |
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