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How do i make grub use my actual resolution (1280x800) instead of 4:3 ratio ones?
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-119696.html
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{"user_question": "thor1", "user_answer": "mac9416"}
What command should I use to recursively search for a word in a hierarchy of text files?
sigh, sorry trying to type too fast. find /directory/to/search -iname '*.txt' -exec grep pattern {} \;
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{"user_question": "mac9416", "user_answer": "usser_"}
Hello, I want to install as many proprietary codecs and so on as possible to have an Ubuntu computer that will never tell me I can't play this file or that DVD. Is there a handy guide for that?
use video lan client :D all build inside
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{"user_question": "mac9416", "user_answer": "BrixSat"}
how is everyone doing today?
so what was the original question about Denial of service attacks?
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{"user_question": "gh0strider", "user_answer": "hydrox24"}
Hello guys, anyone using GridSim ? I need some help !!!
you may have better luck using the gridsim mailing list. Thats a pretty specialist app.
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{"user_question": "GridSimForNow", "user_answer": "ziroday"}
Hi, with the command fdisk -l I can see all disks and their partitions. But how to know what kind of disk is it? How to know if it's pendrive, usb external disk, memory stick etc. ?
for usb you can also lsusb
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{"user_question": "Aldus", "user_answer": "cn28h"}
can anybody help me please? i'm having a trouble of getting my system to play from a dvd and i get this error: Could not read from resource.
You may need to go into groups and make sure you have permission to do that.
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{"user_question": "mimiloon", "user_answer": "Jack_Sparrow"}
If I'm going to use CVS/SVN to download the source code to the ogre/cegui/ode libraries and compile them myself, is there a specific place that ubuntu prefers I store that source code?
just download and extract to your home directory
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{"user_question": "F4RR4R", "user_answer": "MoTec"}
any people using 9.04 who have intel graphics here?
I have intel graphics
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{"user_question": "vkumar", "user_answer": "bobo"}
Is there a way to monitor what process is modifying a file? Like, something combining tail and lsof
watch -n1 -d 'lsof | grep <file>'
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{"user_question": "martian", "user_answer": "BussDriver"}
Hi, here is my Problem: the '1' key doesnt work (the one below esc), but shift+'1' does work, im 100% shure it is ubuntu thing, cause on other pc and on this pc on win it works normal, any ideas?
go to the console and see if it works there..
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{"user_question": "silidan", "user_answer": "Dr_willis"}
what IM program does 12.04 use ? can't find anything
Empathy, Pidgin, aMSN, Skype, take your pick. I think empathy and Gwibber are default though.
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{"user_question": "dutch", "user_answer": "PatrickDickey"}
hi guys.... I've installed ubuntu using wubi. I've just 10 GBs allotted to it. Now I want to download something from ubuntu, but there is not enough space in the home folder. Can I download this to windows partition from ubuntu without any problems?
yea look in the root folder should be one that says host thats your windows drive
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{"user_question": "thrillERboy", "user_answer": "psywiped"}
I got a 3G modem running in linux, I got internet connection but the IP Address is 10.135.5.168 wich is not an internet IP, so... how can I connect other computer (with 'normal' internet connection) to the 3G connected computer?
that is a normal ip
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{"user_question": "flaco", "user_answer": "psywiped"}
How and when is /etc/systcl.conf read and acted upon during boot up?
when /etc/init.d/procps runs
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{"user_question": "Renfield", "user_answer": "cast"}
anyone know how to make udev repopulate /dev/disk/by-label without a reboot?
-> try sudo /etc/init.d/udev restart or hald restart on same dir
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{"user_question": "enoksrd", "user_answer": "n8tuser"}
how do I add an existing user to an existing group?
usermod -G...
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{"user_question": "bthornton", "user_answer": "OldMonk"}
is there anyone who is having trouble with mounting sony mp3 player in 9.04?
which apps have you tried? rhythmbox, gtkpod, banshee, etc
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{"user_question": "nectar", "user_answer": "bazhang"}
Does anyone know where to get clear instruction on how to install the vboxadditions software on ununtu
http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/09/22/install-virtualbox-2-guest-additions-in-ubuntu/
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{"user_question": "MBC", "user_answer": "gsp2009"}
Hello, Is there a way of enabling compiz with nVidia GeForce2 MX 400 on intrepid?
Then run: sudo nvidia-xconfig (backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf first) and restart X.
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{"user_question": "galahad", "user_answer": "jpds"}
what program to edit PDF files?
scribus is a good one
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{"user_question": "nhasian", "user_answer": "rfzero"}
How can I set a locale which is different from the system language? I want my language to be English, but use european number and date formats (dd.mm.yyyy , etc)
I did it step by step, choose english for language, german keyboard, later then other formats
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{"user_question": "_lbet", "user_answer": "guntbert"}
hey folks. I am done with evolution and thunderbird. any other suggestions for a mail client that is fast, clean and efficient?
mutt, claws-mail
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{"user_question": "gsp2009", "user_answer": "llutz"}
hi, anyone know anything about encryption on linux>? I would likee to encrypt a couple of folders whats the best program to do such a thing>/?
Only with decryption sorry.
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{"user_question": "fiftyone", "user_answer": "kshadow"}
Does anyone know how to make a program start with a nice level you want like for me to start tremulous with a nice level of -4
nice -4 <program>
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{"user_question": "Brad777", "user_answer": "fx3"}
Hey can anyone help with an FTP question? In a web browser I can load ftp://user:pass@host to have it connect without prompting for login info... I'd like to do the same with the command-line client, so I can just create a bash script to immediately drop me into a specific FTP account connection. Does anyone know how to do that on the command line?
ncftp supports ftp:// url like that
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{"user_question": "l337ingDisorder", "user_answer": "hbekel"}
When running top I see that Xorg runs under root. Is this acceptable?
that's perfectly normal
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{"user_question": "kjell", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
gentlemen I am confused. If ubuntu 12.04 will have a gnome classic session, does that mean it will use gnome 2, which isn't developed anymore? Or will it use MATE or a modified gnome 3.2?
it will use gnome-fallback
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{"user_question": "Zer000", "user_answer": "dlentz"}
is there any way to transfer firefox profile from windows to ubuntu.........
Sure, try FTP. You might want to try the FEBE addon, also.
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{"user_question": "Chinmay", "user_answer": "blizzle"}
i want to fdisk my USB drive. how do i know which block special device is that, i mean sda or sdb or any other in /dev ?
You could alternatively launc gparted which should show you which drive is which.
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{"user_question": "hairy-slutboy", "user_answer": "blizzle"}
what is the way to hibernate under ubuntu ? uswsusp is broken under ubuntu so I don't know
Hibernation is still a hit and miss affair.
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{"user_question": "prahal_", "user_answer": "blizzle"}
has anybody had their firefox back/forward buttons disappear and the bookmark toolbar?
f11?
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{"user_question": "egc", "user_answer": "xonpathos"}
If I put a computer on suspend, it will still connect to the network right?
As long as it's turned on, and sshd is running.
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{"user_question": "spreadsheet", "user_answer": "RyanP"}
Hello, does anyone know a free touch typing software that runs on ubuntu and uk qwerty keyboard layout
gtypist?
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{"user_question": "AbuYaseen", "user_answer": "jrib"}
how to install gnome environment from terminall
install the package ubuntu-desktop
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{"user_question": "gigasoft", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
I'd like to use ubuntu server as the basis for a desktop system - does it support installing w/o server packages but /with/ all the drivers?
you want to use the alternate iso and select 'install a command line system' that's the most minimal you can get and it includes all the drivers.
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{"user_question": "Ian_Daniher|XO", "user_answer": "Stroganoff"}
where does gnome store its panel settings? I'd like to clone my panel configuration easily.
run gconf-editor and it will be in apps>panel
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{"user_question": "janisozaur", "user_answer": "Seven_Six_Two"}
any1 know a simple way to add a repository to /etc/apt/sources.list from shell. i googled but i didnt get niether sed nor awk to work
add-apt-repository
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{"user_question": "vee", "user_answer": "janisozaur"}
can someone remind me how do I suggest a factoid for ubottu ?
!factoid is definition
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{"user_question": "IdleOne", "user_answer": "janisozaur"}
Last question before sleep, do you write 'User123, ' by yourself or is there easier way? :)
type in a few characters then tab
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{"user_question": "User123", "user_answer": "bytes"}
ok, I downloaded sun-java6 using terminal, now I get some graphics stuff, how to press ok in terminal
just hit right button on the arrow pad and the option should be avaliable
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{"user_question": "Akkernight", "user_answer": "fearful"}
how do i extract a 7z file in ubuntu?
You have to download 7zip
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{"user_question": "sd32", "user_answer": "fearful"}
is there a way to expand a virtual hard drive?
I've never been able to do it
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{"user_question": "fearful", "user_answer": "Tophu"}
Is it dangerous to share my home directory via ftp ?
sort of yes, most of your programs store there config files in your home dir, just make sure you set appropriate permissions
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{"user_question": "uspenok", "user_answer": "Bodsda"}
how do i install programs in wine
open with... wine
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{"user_question": "jrjr", "user_answer": "harley"}
i seem to have a problem with pidgin (2.5.2-0ubuntu1) when connecting with icq. it keeps telling me to update, client is too old. similiar to 244591 back in July 2008. Can confirm this, or what am i missing?
either download 2.5.5 manually or wait for the repos update, should come soon
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{"user_question": "skybound", "user_answer": "DASPRiD"}
how do I check active processes and how the RAM is spent with command line (Ubuntu Server)?
Well, I'd start by typing 'top' for the procesess, and 'free -m ' for memory, 'top' will show it up too but in another, less readable form.
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{"user_question": "DragonLord-", "user_answer": "LukaszJ"}
is there a cron gui in ubuntu?
gnome-schedule
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{"user_question": "Guest79506", "user_answer": "jrib"}
does anyone know what program allows you to install usplash screens with a gui window instead of terminal commands?
startupmanager
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{"user_question": "mikeshollen", "user_answer": "usser"}
the 8.04 uses an older kernel which probably does have the driver for you wifi card you can compile a newer kernel or search google for the specific driver source code project and compile that
The major problem I ran into was that my graphics driver wouldn't work properly. I tried all the suggested drivers and each time it killed the gui
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{"user_question": "oobe", "user_answer": "mikeshollen"}
can install nmap and try doing sudo nmap -sP <ip range> or something like that
tried that, just says the ip is up, thats it, any other ideas?
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{"user_question": "timahvo1", "user_answer": "AdvoWork"}
hey guys, pretend i made a bash script (.sh) and i want it to run at startup, how would i go about this? (I don't want it to display 'run in terminal' ect, just want it to run (without terminal), and no prompts.. possible?
add the full path to your script to /etc/rc.local and it will run on boot
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{"user_question": "nellmathew", "user_answer": "bastid_raZor"}
Yet another win-to-ubuntu transition question :) On windows I can open any file by just typing its name in the terminal, or, alternatively, typing 'start filename'. Is there an equivalent in Ubuntu? I would like to avoid having to figure out the exact name of the program that can open a specific file ...
same in ubuntu
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{"user_question": "Halabund", "user_answer": "nellmathew"}
can someone try sudo apt-get update and upgrade, see if they get the message : 'The following packages have been kept back: linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic, linux-restricted-modules-generic'
that happens every time there's a kernel upgrade. Relax. If you want to install them sudo apt-get install linux-generic.....
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{"user_question": "nellmathew", "user_answer": "hatter243"}
hey guys i'm trying to install something.. if i have a public clone url for a 'git' file, how do i use it? (i installed git-core, git.. ect..)
I know that kvm/qemu can. I think virtualbox might be able to as well
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{"user_question": "nellmathew", "user_answer": "lstarnes"}
is there any program that can play ogg audio files back to back with no gap in between
tried Amarok?
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{"user_question": "hacker_kid", "user_answer": "isaac_"}
can i lookup my memory type and max mem from ubuntu or do i have to track down my mobo manual
motherboard manual, sorry
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{"user_question": "hacker_kid", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
on Gentoo I had a small shellscript that would generate a list of files in /usr, compare to the list of files installed according to the package manager, and give me a diff for 'files existing but not managed' . How can I do something like that on Ubuntu/Debian?
you're looking for cruft
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{"user_question": "Spidler", "user_answer": "nickrud_"}
can anyone tell me how to do this 'execute make command as root'
use 'sudo make'
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{"user_question": "ninom", "user_answer": "glitsj16"}
OK: my file /etc/apt/sources.list currently contains this single line: 'deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy main'. It looks like I need to add a line to that file to be able to install the 'perlmagick' and 'python-pythonmagick' packages. Question is, how do I figure out what line(s) I need to add?
Just add 'universe' to the end of the line you have ( if those packages are available in universe, which IIRC they are )
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{"user_question": "kurisuto", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"}
how do you automount a drive? I have an 80gb and a 30gb partition i would like to auto-mount any ideas how>
If they are removable devices (hot plug or USB) then gnome-mount should detect and mount them when connected, unless that option is turned off
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{"user_question": "fiftyone", "user_answer": "IntuitiveNipple"}
How do I know what touchpad driver my system is using? xorg.conf does not refer to any input device.
lsmod
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{"user_question": "Ileden", "user_answer": "helper"}
There shouldn't be any problem installing Karmic beta now and then using dist-upgrade to get the finished version on Thursday, right?
but you may not want to try upgrading on thursday, the servers will be nuts with people downloading, might want to wait a few days for the traffic to calm down
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{"user_question": "peterkirn", "user_answer": "Halitech"}
hey guys...recently installed ubuntu and love it (windows hard drive dies and decided to be done with MS). Installed ubuntu. came here to get Banshee recommended to me as an app to work with my ipod (5th gen 30gb). Banshee discovered my ipod and i was able to create my local library from it. no problems. then, added some albums to the library, attempt to sync. Banshee shows while syncing that it's deleting all songs from the ipod. wtf?
Every user has different preferences in using media players, thus, not everyone will use just banshee, but someone who can help does, going to the official Banshee channel will increase your chance :)
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{"user_question": "betterhands", "user_answer": "LukaszJ"}
quick question... how can you in some way 'map' a host name of another machine on the network to its IP address? eg. i have another computer on my network with the hostname 'patman-desktop2' and i want to be able to run 'ssh patman-desktop2' ?
This is the job of dhcp. as a hack you can hand edit /etc/hosts
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{"user_question": "pingpongpat", "user_answer": "Rabbitbunny"}
is, running from the live cd a bad way to check your. system, as you do not have the new updates and builds ? as i have trouble acheving any sound from my intel DG45id motherboard.
my laptop had no sound, bad vid, and no wireless, untill i got all the updates, after that all worked
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{"user_question": "r-bot", "user_answer": "SeaPhor"}
hello. i can't seem to get compiz fusion working in 8.10. it was working perfectly, but now nothing but the wobbly windows are working
what video card are you using?
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{"user_question": "blizzardman1219\\", "user_answer": "T1T4N1UM_M4N"}
how can I monitor a file that is being written by another application in realtime?
if 'application' just appends lines
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{"user_question": "kkb110", "user_answer": "llutz"}
how do I see the list of open ports of my machine and what application is using that?
netstat -a
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{"user_question": "kkb110", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"}
hi everyone! does anybody know of a application to create divx movies?
avidemux i think
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{"user_question": "Stefano", "user_answer": "rakudave"}
does anyone have any ideas on how to change the desktop picture from the console?
gconftool -t string -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename the_picture.jpeg
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{"user_question": "shadowhywind", "user_answer": "rakudave"}
Hi guys, sorry for being a lazy ass, asking this question : What software could i use to record my desktop and get a format that would easily give me an output for HD upload to youtube ?
ffmpeg
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{"user_question": "larry", "user_answer": "natrixnatrix89"}
how do i find the /dev device to which a usb device has been bound? apparently, usbcore registered my device with snd-usb-audio, but i'm not sure where or how to find it to use on the command line with mplayer. i can see the video at /dev/video0 but don't know where to find the audio. here are the relevant entries from dmesg: http://paste.ubuntu.com/789239/ here's lsusb: http://paste.ubuntu.com/789240/ here's what i'm trying t
try looking in /dev/disk/by-id/
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{"user_question": "caffine", "user_answer": "Xyzzy_"}
hello, I have a problem that I cannot find an answer for. Please help me... I have a desktop that has a wlan0 interface (192.168.1.0/24), which connects to my ISP's router and to the Internet. I also have an eth0 interface (10.0.0.0/28) that connects to a Cisco Terminal Access Server (I have a small rack of routers and switches). The problem is that when I use the wired connection, even though the wireless connection does not go do
have you set the right gateway for cable connection?
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{"user_question": "gabe_", "user_answer": "natrixnatrix89"}
hi everyone, how do i run a script in a terminal in the background ? i don't need to see scrolling text
screen is a good way to do things like that. Run screen, start your script, press ctrl-a ctrl-d to put the screen in the background. Type screen -r to resume the screen into the foreground
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{"user_question": "KruyKaze", "user_answer": "rage"}
hello everyone; is there an app to equalize my audio or make effects. rock pop etc. you know internally like stuff playing off the interner.. garagebands bebo myspace etc
look into linux audio developers
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{"user_question": "LaUd", "user_answer": "nsadmin"}
ok, did anyone install google gadgets? my friends here is loosing patience in ubuntu because of this...
he can download a deb package from getdeb.com
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{"user_question": "sachael", "user_answer": "farfan"}
I just configured my 8.10 box for static ip and now it cannot do dns lookup - any suggestions?
no, its 'nameserver 1.1.1.1'
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{"user_question": "dougl", "user_answer": "xbmc"}
Does anyone know the unetbootin package name? Or is not in the repository?
it's in the universe repository
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{"user_question": "Soyo", "user_answer": "dancek"}
Anyone knows what is HUP?
-> man signal for detailed explanations
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{"user_question": "sophia", "user_answer": "n8tuserf"}
confrey-> maybe you can try wicd?
I don't think so, in kde network-manager works
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{"user_question": "n8tuserf", "user_answer": "confrey"}
What's the name of the VNC Client 'Remote Desktop' that Ubuntu's got installed by default?
-> vino
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{"user_question": "Huufarted", "user_answer": "n8tuserf"}
Dear-Gurus, Can any one help me with the above problems? Thank in Advance, need the answer to help making tutorial in ubuntuforum.org
you have a very specific set of circumstances (edubuntu using different environments than most)... - you might ask on the Ubuntu Forums?
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{"user_question": "aimwin", "user_answer": "yeats"}
what's the best program, in your experiences, for converting different media to DVD?
devede does a well enough job to be suggested
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{"user_question": "lascar", "user_answer": "bastidrazor"}
I want to use the package libgnumail-java does anyone know where it is after apt installing it ?
'dpkg -L libgnumail-java' will list the files
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{"user_question": "killerbun", "user_answer": "jtaji"}
Is there a way to install packages for jaunty on hardy?
You may run into dependency hell this way however, so be forewarned
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{"user_question": "Nichisai", "user_answer": "genii"}
hi all... how can i ask linux to remount all the mount points as specified in /etc/fstab, without restarting my system?
mount -a
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{"user_question": "NeoCicak", "user_answer": "lost_and_unfound"}
Does file fragmentation in a FAT32 file system only occur if a file size changes? Or does file fragmentation in a FAT32 file system occur other ways too? e.g. adding and deleting files?
consider what happens when writing a large file and there isn't a large enough chunk of contiguous space to store it
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{"user_question": "skeebo", "user_answer": "cn28h"}
Question: How well would xubuntu run on a 550Mhz P3 machine with 256 megs of ram?
adequate
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{"user_question": "Lucifer_Cat", "user_answer": "pike_"}
hi how to convert pdf file to jpg?
sudo apt-get install imagemagick .... convert <in-file.pdf> <out-file.jpg> ..
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{"user_question": "os11", "user_answer": "scunizi"}
did you try the instructions here? http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~fine/Tech/font-howto.html
I did have a few modifications to it though as I'm trying to install it as a system wide font. So I dropped it in /usr/share/fonts/bitmaps
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{"user_question": "Halitech", "user_answer": "rashed2020"}
how do you move menu bar widgets that have no move option?
right-click, uncheck 'lock to panel'?
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{"user_question": "CaneToad1", "user_answer": "guntbert"}
i'm in trouble, i do a edit wrong at the sudoers file with utility visudo, it ask me 'Are you sure?' 'Q' and so now i can't use sudo, what can i do?
-> boot from livecd and fix it from there
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{"user_question": "signornessuno", "user_answer": "n8tuser"}
Anyone know how long pastes at paste.ubuntu.com live? Is it forever?
good question ... :) I dont know though...
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{"user_question": "kfogel", "user_answer": "coz_"}
Where is the files downloaded per apt-get?
do u want the package alone instead of installing?
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{"user_question": "JaspionBR", "user_answer": "neosuki"}
I have a choice of rpm based distribution or debian based distribution for a driver. Which one is Ubuntu?
it's deb
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{"user_question": "_rb", "user_answer": "Stanley00"}
cairo-dock needs a reboot after installing?
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CairoDock
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{"user_question": "presshere", "user_answer": "_VIM_"}
where should .so files usually be?
they can be almost anywhere... there's no special place for them
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{"user_question": "Peddyt", "user_answer": "Slart"}
how do i kill Firefox when not responding.. i have closed the window but when i try to start a new firefox i get a error saying that firefox is already running
alt+f2, run 'killall firefox'
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{"user_question": "TheEdge_", "user_answer": "lakotajames"}
I wanted to become an Ubuntu member. Where do I begin?
Get involved. Easiest way to do that: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate and then once you're involved, to actually apply for membership: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/processes/newmember
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{"user_question": "aaditya", "user_answer": "Flannel"}