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i can't find the drivers for my USB Firewire card...... | http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/ is a place to start | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "whatevertruly", "user_answer": "Jowi"} |
how can i make it so that rhythmbox does not open automatically anytime i plug in my mp3 player? | System->Preferences->Removable drives and media | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ezzieyguywuf", "user_answer": "tigran"} |
when i unmaximize firefox it shrinks to just a few pixels of its full size, so that its almost exactly the same size. i always shrink it manually but it never keeps my size preference. is there a way i can make it 'remember' to unmaximize to a smaller (and actually useful) size? | exit all firefox, run firefox -safe-mode and check reset all preferences | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ber1", "user_answer": "ezzieyguywuf"} |
How does one go about seting an enviroment variable? | can be as simple as export FOO=bar in .bashrc | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ZenMaster", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"} |
someone know a pdf viewer that can show annotations? | http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Benkinooby", "user_answer": "lilyfan9000"} |
how can i make mplayer my default player instead of totem? | right click on the file and click on prperties, i think the right most tab lets you picj the default for that file type | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "xcst", "user_answer": "JEFFmasterFlex"} |
how can i get the mirror list from synaptic through the command line? | NicEXE: You can't use IO redirection with sudo directly, so do something like: echo 'text' | sudo tee -a /path/to/file instead | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pLr", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
hi #ubuntu i am having some problems with my laptop's cdrom after feisty issues, wondering if anyone is familiar with related bugs/troubleshooting? ): | what kind of bugs? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "alanapost", "user_answer": "marx2k"} |
can people hear me in here? | no, we cannot hear you. :x | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "extra", "user_answer": "riotkittie"} |
Hey guys! Anyone know how I can know what /dev/XXX is for my external drive? I can only see it as a '300gb disk drive' :/ | look at dmesg, that will tell you. run dmesg in a tereminal | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Howbag", "user_answer": "brobostigon"} |
I'm about to set up Ubuntu with a separately partitioned home directory. Will it wipe the contents of that partition before installing my home folder, or is it safe for me to leave my backup there? | I mean when reinstalling ubuntu, my home partition is not cleared | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "frax", "user_answer": "datang|pergi"} |
i'm connecting to my comp through ssh. when i try playing an ogg file the sound comes out in the comp i connect to and not in the comp i'm using ssh from. how do i change that? | maybe some kind of audio server may work?? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "leo_rockw", "user_answer": "brobostigon"} |
is it fine to use a symlink for my .mozilla folder between distros? | if the users uid/gid differ on the differnt disrtos it can cause an issue | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vehemoth", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
hi, i have a windows system with one partition. how do i create a new partition and install ubuntu? | the installer does all that | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vegpuff", "user_answer": "brobostigon"} |
hai, my internet doesn't work with my kubuntu distrobution... it had been working fine until i rebooted. and earlier, i had did a 'sudo aptitude upgrade'.. i'm thinking that has something to do with it, or maybe my iptables are not allowing me to access the internet? | dmesg | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "xoqa", "user_answer": "brobostigon"} |
i have problem with gutsy, for some reason it can't resolve hosts after connection, only place where net works properly is in my home (under cable router), when i connect via wifi or ppp or even via my friend's router i can't use internet | add a opendns IP to resolv.conf, and see what happens?? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nooga", "user_answer": "brobostigon"} |
Can anybody send me a copy of man gtksu plz? | http://www.penguin-soft.com/penguin/man/1/gksu.html | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Snowolf", "user_answer": "astro76"} |
ok so on ubuntus webpage i can see that 7,10 is out. question) how do i upgrade from 7,04 feasty fawn to this new ubuntu? i dont want to download and burn a new cd | don't yet, its still beta | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "SpiderPig", "user_answer": "IndyGunFreak"} |
how do i remove a app i installed? | apt-get remove appname | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "SpiderPig", "user_answer": "niter3"} |
what package do i need to install for IDENTD to work? | why do you need ident? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "org_", "user_answer": "dystopianray"} |
hello I recently installed 11.10 as a virtualbox guest vm. I have a dual core AMD 7850 but for some reason Ubuntu wont recognize both cores. ACPI is enabled in my bios. Anyone have any thoughts? | look in the settings, there's an option for how many cores to use. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Lax", "user_answer": "wylde"} |
anybody know of a tool to convert .mdf files to .iso? | mdf2iso | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hdevalence", "user_answer": "twosouls82"} |
what does 'cannot stat destination '/media/sda2/backup': Input/output error (5)' mean? | System-Administration-Network -- DNS tab. Sorry, I don't know a command line equivalent for that. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hdevalence", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
how do i grep for NOT a pattern? | -v flag | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Hilikus", "user_answer": "codeyman"} |
if I want to use the packages from a different ubuntu release, all I need to do is change the paths in /etc/apt/sources.list, right? | bad idea to mix repos it is not supported and will break things | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mobodo", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
hey, what is a good usenet binary downloader for ubuntu? | check pan | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "GSMX", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
Hey. My gnome session hangs, mouse events are not registered anymore. Using strg+alt+F1 I changed to another terminal. How to log out / kill the gnome session from there? | so DISPLAY=:0.0 gnome-session-save --force ...... and so on | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gurkee", "user_answer": "Slart"} |
Are the apt servers for gutsy completely smashed for anyone else? I can't get any packages. | in synaptic | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "andycr", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
what is the more complete hardware information tool for Ubuntu? i mean something like astra, everest or sandra for ms | sudo lshw | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "FabParma", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
how can i edit a pdf?? | pdfedit see above | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "shafire", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
anyone? i need to know where ubuntu stores the grub configuration... i don't see any menu.lst in /boot/grub ... | its grub2 now | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Rapp", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
is it possible that the driver for my sata controller has been taken out of the linux kernel? i can't update my kernel and i can't install the new ubuntu from the cd. | the 32bit works great on my core2duo; depends on if you have a massive amount of ram or not | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jo_e", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
Hi, is there any WYSIWYG web creation program on Ubuntu? | Try kompozer | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "VEndix", "user_answer": "Reikoku"} |
Is there a channel for System76? | they may have forums likely none on freenode though | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jc_", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
in which package can I find the ath9k module? | enable backports in your software sources then update and install | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "christoph_", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
how do I view all packages I've installed? | dpkg -l | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pycprog", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
how can I figure out which device I need to change permissions on so I can use Wireshark to analyze communications? | sure, you can chroot from the liveCD and fix grub on the installed OS | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "starlon", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"} |
I'm trying to set a new password, but gets told 'password is too simple'. Now, this is a personal computer and I _want_ a simple password... How can I allow setting stupid, simple passwords? | like what? :} | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "RoyK", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
i have downloaded an intrepid iso. how do i put it on a usb drive so that it's installable from there? (my laptop does not have a cd drive, and i don't have windows) simply point me at a howto or something please. | also check out unetbootin | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "disposable", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
hey guys, I am getting this error : Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu/dists/natty/Release Unable to find expected entry 'restricted/binary-i386/Packages' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file) | remove the ppa - it looks like it's dead | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sh0rty", "user_answer": "ikonia"} |
what is the Unity 2D shortcut key for doing expose? In Unity 3D it's super + w, but that doesn't work in Unity 2D. | clicking the workspaces? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mrjbar", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
ive got a usb wireless usb adaptor (awuso36h), works ok in ubuntu but I can't get it to run in a linux virtual machine (under virtualbox). The wireless adaptor is detected, it shows available networks etc but when I try to connect to a wpa2 secured network it reports 'bad password'. The exact same settings work in the host (ubuntu) machine. Any ideas? The driver is the same for both cases (rtl8187) | once it is set up gpa does a decent (and easy) job | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dvdr", "user_answer": "th0r"} |
Hey all, does anyone know if packages.ubuntu.com is down? | was earlier | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mechdave", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
what software can I use to burn an audio CD? brasero isn't working, it just hangs on 'Normaliing Audio' | gnomebaker k3b | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "grekkos", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
quick question... i'm thinking of upgrading my video card. Given that the only graphic intensive things i'll be doing is playing WoW, running MythTV frontend, and possibly running Compiz Fusion/Beryl, which manufacturer's card/driver has the best support/performance on a linux machine? ATI or Nvidia? | the ati is a real pain to get working; trust me on this ;] | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "noclue", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
i've installed kubuntu but want to see what gnome is like. is there an easy way to install gnome? is the best way to apt-get install gnome-desktop-environment? | ubuntu-desktop | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "verbose", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
I just switched over from Fedora. How do I get apt to fetch and install all packages that have been updated? | either synaptic add/remove or apt-get | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "djohngo", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
xcom169:you mean 'Create Launcher...' ? I'm on 11.04 and I haven't got an add new shortcut. | Does it work for you? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kunji", "user_answer": "xcom169"} |
Hey, I've installed ubuntu on a work machine, and plan on using parallels for running windows (only vm software our company bought). I tried to install it, but ran into an issue. Are there any known issues with Parallels and Ubuntu? | you should contact parallels about that; we recommend virtualbox among other free solutions. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lcphr3ak", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
hi guys, who could help to let me know how which channcel i start with to download ebooks and other materials? | /msg alis list *ebooks* | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "still", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
ok so I have the ubuntu ISO, but I need to install from a usb stick seeing I have no cdrom. I've read that you have to create the partitions on the usb stick manually then copy files from CD etc. Then I read on the ubuntu docs: Copy ISO image to any partition or flash drive which you have. Then change kernel params. So is it possible to simply copy the ISO to the usb stick with dd or somethign? | sadly it is more complicated than copying the iso over--details can be found at www.pendrivelinux.com | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "misc--", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
how do i change tabs and task bar colors in ubuntu 11.04? | sudo fdisk -l ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "chalcedony", "user_answer": "somsip"} |
So - let's say I added the xorg-edgers PPA and installed a bunch of updates... is there a way to reverse that process without a clean install? | ppa-purge | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "FunnyLookinHat", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
anyone know how to stop displaying quits/parts/joins in xChat? | right click channel name | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "baz", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
in ubuntu cant i have a lan connection and my wireless connection running at the same time? | ath0 is wireless eth0 is wired | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kernando", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
what chipset | Atheros AR5BMB5. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bazhang", "user_answer": "eTranquility"} |
is there a repo to get intrepid / newer kernels for hardy ? | you might try proposed repos, but they are not fully tested. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "trbs", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
hi guys, is there any channel available for gimp support? | http://www.gimp.org/irc.html | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "amanthakur", "user_answer": "somsip"} |
hey guys. Any ubuntu 11.10 repositories with mysql 5.5 or 5.6? | maybe this will help http://askubuntu.com/questions/75977/mysql-5-5-ppa-trustworthy | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "progre55", "user_answer": "somsip"} |
One more question: When using the Ubuntu partition of my laptop, my balls itch less than when using the Windows Vista partition. Any insight as to why this might be? | that is not appropriate here, please stop immediately | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "crawler", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
if i do a update grub will it install into my mbr because i am using a dual boot with easybcd? | let me get you a link | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bobboy", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
thunderbird only does POP mail? | sorry, evolution speaks exchange IIRC | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bazhang", "user_answer": "sladen"} |
What do you guys recommend to use to listen to .FLAC and .MP3 best in Ubuntu? | /msg ubottu players for a list | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "BrendanWelsh", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
I have a monitor connected to a server, I want to be able to control whats on it via ssh. I was thinking best solution would probably be using screen or tmux. Would any body have other opinions? And if that is the way to go, can I configure either to drop into a screen/tmux session at startup automaticly? | I run tmux on servers i maintain. Just setup an alias to 'autossh -t tmux a' once tmux is running and that's about it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Kindari", "user_answer": "somsip"} |
Since I upgraded to 11.10, I haven't been able to run flash. | you can just install ubuntu-restricted-extras and get a bunch of other needed codecs, too, make sure you removed any old stuff first | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Layke", "user_answer": "DasEi"} |
Ive got a question, first time really ever using Ubuntu as a desktop, how do you easily track what you have already opened? When something is below another window I find it hard to find | alt-tab | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Layke", "user_answer": "niku"} |
hi , how can i download all 'ubuntu studio' packages on 9.4, as a bundle ? | ubuntustudio-desktop is the package | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "safruhani", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
Hey, I'm on a friends system. Totally confused at why using vi from console is totally different to how it is on my machine.. It's hard to explain, but for example, if I press 'i' to start inserting text, then try and move the caret cursor, it starts inserting random letters... | the arroe keys are spitting out escape codes.. install the vim-full package | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Layke", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
i manually started nm-applet and it appears to be working now. however, i get this in my terminal: ** (nm-applet:16454): WARNING **: couldn't communicate with gnome keyring daemon via dbus: The name org.gnome.keyring was not provided by any .service files | always had trouble with nm-applet and so forth; would you like a guide how to do it the command line way? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "SpudDogg_", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
I am looking for an IDS named snare according to the snare website it should be in the repo, but when i type 'snare' on the console it doesnt suggest me any alternate name. How can i look it up in the repo? | apt-cache search packagename | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pavs", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.3.0.0.dfsg-12ubuntu8.1_i386.deb 403 Forbidden <---- This showed up in the Update Manager. lol Help? | yeah, it is happening to many folks now just be patient for a fix | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "shoeunited", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
I locked keyboard input in gnome with a shortcut key, didn't know I hit it. Anyone know the key to unlock keyboard input with out restarting? | not sure if its a shortcut that locks kb input | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mouseclone", "user_answer": "llua"} |
what is an easy way to download a website? | I have seen the ability for recursive download in both D4x and Aria. This would download the website for you. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "twoshadetod", "user_answer": "portablejim"} |
Please remind me what is name of Compiz plugin that shows all open windows on screen and allows me to choose one | scale i believe | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tash", "user_answer": "manicnerd"} |
who knows what existed before tcp/ip? like in the days of the arpanet? | here it is RFC 001, NCP, Network-Control Protocol | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Emash", "user_answer": "usser"} |
Very stupid question: how do I display kernel information from the command line? like what version I'm using? | uname -r | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "corphip", "user_answer": "LjL"} |
hi guys, can anyone tell me how to set up pgp to work with kmail? many thanks.... | installed kgpg? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "thesaint4444", "user_answer": "saschahl"} |
hi guys, dir /opt is presently owned by user and group root. can I change it to my user without any problems? thanks. | as long as no one else needs to use it, should be fine | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "thesaint4444", "user_answer": "Gnea"} |
.... 3D acceleration on my ATI Radeon 8500LE card just stopped working after I had configured X to use two monitors. The monitor things works great, but now my 3D doesn't work.. =/ anyone know what to do? | can you set up two different sized monitors in a fashion something like extend desktop in windows xp | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Meroigo", "user_answer": "nickren"} |
is there a way / a software that allows me to tell which device is using how much bandwidth of my wifi network for Ubuntu? | I guess your linux box can't measure that. You've got to be looking in the wifi-router, there must be options and a monitor for QoS/bandwidth. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tfhlap", "user_answer": "NEone"} |
how do I create a folder in shell? | mkdir | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "andy_33", "user_answer": "preaction_"} |
what's the terminal command to have root command over copy+paste of files with a gui? | gksu nautilus | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lavender_dream", "user_answer": "astro76"} |
easy question to some of you, is it possible to browse the 'net as just text via the terminal? :) if so how? | that's what lynx and elinks does.. text mode browser you can run in a terminal | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lavender_dream", "user_answer": "Slart"} |
Question - When I goto: System > Admin > Printing > then under my printer properties, under Driver tab, I have what appears to be names of drivers (and one of it is gutenprint, which matches what was suggested at openprinting.org) my question is, would selecting that from the list okay? or do I need to install it manually by clicking on Install Driver button next to the list? | Just selecting is fine, install is for if/when you have a custom driver. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lavender_dream", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Hello, can anyone tell me when the newrelease snaptshot after Feisty (7.10) will be released and how it is called, Thanks ! | Expect it around April end | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "doppelgaenger", "user_answer": "lut4rp"} |
I like vim instead of vi. does that make me less manly? ;) | vi is just a symlink to vim in most cases | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "scyon", "user_answer": "ckrough"} |
hello! what is the easiest way to check the version of ubuntu that is installed on a machine to which I only have access through ssh? Thanks :) | lsb_release -a | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fdr", "user_answer": "tech0007"} |
hi, any changelog for Ubuntu 8.04.1 ? | try this https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2008-July/000112.html | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "g33k", "user_answer": "tech0007"} |
what do i search for in add/remove to get virtual box..... | go to the sun website, and get it there | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jet_", "user_answer": "danbhfive"} |
if i reinstall ubuntu but do not format /home all my files will still be on the HDD right? | if /home is on a separate partition, yes | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "louist", "user_answer": "danbhfive"} |
Hi. I wanted to try the LiveDVD of 12.10 Beta 1. But I can't even boot it. After the first splashscreen (black, with the keyboard icon and the 'man in the circle' icon, graphics gets messed up. I don't see a boot-options menu or anything, just scrambled graphical artifacts. Already had the same effect with the 10.04 LiveDVD. What to do? | man in circle = hit space and try the nomodeset option yet? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "NEone", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
question, are the .vob files all i need from a dvd to watch the movie without the disk ? | i believe so | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Agent_bob", "user_answer": "danbhfive"} |
what's the name of that irissi irc client? Im misspelling it I think | irssi | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "danbhfive", "user_answer": "warriorforgod"} |
can i install a version of 7.10 with a gdm, but without open office and other software? | you can install the server edition, which is hardly anything at all, and then custom install whatever you want | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kromcuich", "user_answer": "danbhfive"} |
echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches Question: how do I run that command as root? | either su - to root, or sudo <command here> | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "danbhfive", "user_answer": "jsoftw"} |
Not sure what my question is. I want to restrict access to the internet for my users. I want them to only be able to go to wikipedia.org, and all their class websites in domain tamu.edu. Any suggestions? | http://dansguardian.org/ see if that's it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "OmegaCenti", "user_answer": "danbhfive"} |
hey guys, I'm looking at a tutorial on apache configuration, and it claims that my httpd.conf will be full of stuff. Mine is blank. Are there any tutorials/docs that are uptodate with the way ubuntu sets apache up? | I think that's the major difference | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "danbhfive", "user_answer": "jonaskoelker"} |
hello. how can i clean my system of loose packages that are not used, because of uninstalled software? | just try the command, its quite safe | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Ben_Cs", "user_answer": "danbhfive"} |
** question ** Hi all - I just mounted an external ext3 drive on my system. However, it only mounts as root, and 'sudo chown' tells me I don't have the permissions to chabg it to my user. How do I make it writable by non-root users? | sudo chmod -R 777 /mount/point | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "BrianV", "user_answer": "MasterShrek"} |
What's the GUI text editor that comes with Ubuntu? | gedit | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ihope__", "user_answer": "RequinB4"} |
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