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righty then. It does seem fine, really. tell me, Pranka, do I need to enable those restricted repos in order to be able to play multimedia, like in previous distros? Thanks for your time, again | then see if the drivers appear | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Shooree", "user_answer": "MK13"} |
is there a program that will show a photo frame like windows vista has in its sidebar? | take a look at screenlets or gdesklets for GNOME | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pyro2927", "user_answer": "ziroday"} |
how to list the file size and word count of each file | wc --help | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "luckymurali", "user_answer": "kinja-sheep"} |
Am I asking this in the wrong place? | that version is really outdated, get a 10.04 kubuntu release for greater satisfaction | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fbdystang", "user_answer": "metaspike"} |
People -- How do you run .sh file? | 2) Run the script (./yourfile.sh) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kinja-sheep", "user_answer": "msl"} |
I ask everyone who has ubuntu karmic running on his/her notebook without any issues to tell me their model number b/c I d like to buy one that I can be shure it works with karmic. | Would you like to buy my netbook? I don't use it much. :) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "marcel__", "user_answer": "kinja-sheep"} |
how can I change the password on my encrypted LVM drive? | like this? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=670667 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "osmosis", "user_answer": "metaspike"} |
I have found a post http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8834757#post8834757 Maybe you know where to find an answer? | eBay? :) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wre", "user_answer": "kinja-sheep"} |
I have one more quation.. How can I install Visual Studio 2005/8 by wine? Or It's easy much more to use VirtualBOX? | you should install winbind and wine-gecko as well. then try installing your program | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Katangawise", "user_answer": "Gadu"} |
the cups package is broken after upgrade to jaunty, it won't go away, i can't add or remove anything now <http://pastebin.com/d4aaf4e49> | try from www.localhost:631 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "princedugan", "user_answer": "scunizi"} |
By cant be logged into the desktop, do you mean I cant have nautilus open..? | no just log out-- then goto the options on the left bottom of the screen- then window manger-- then look for the option of prompt only (or maybe listed as command line recovery) depending on build | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "felixsulla", "user_answer": "redvamp128"} |
what is this paste bin thing for? | putting code/console output into | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Barridus", "user_answer": "webpigeon"} |
What is the command that searches for a string of text in multiple files? | grep | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Snow_Wolf", "user_answer": "robdig"} |
hey guys, i don't have an option under System > Preferences for enabling remote desktop, did this get moved? | It might be removed from the GNOME main menu, check that with System -> Prefs -> Main Menu | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "raevol", "user_answer": "lifenova"} |
whats the difference between gstreamer-plugins-ugly and gstreamer-plugins-ugly-dbg? | If you have to ask, you do not want -dgb | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "crabgrass", "user_answer": "tekteen_"} |
i want to execute a bash script before the X server starts, how is that possible? | Getting a script to run at boot before login: Put it in you ~/.bashrc. Something like: export PATH=$PATH:~/bin ... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "b4dace", "user_answer": "Jack_Sparrow"} |
is there any easy way to update to 8.10 version from insaid a earlyer version of Ubuntu, or should I just reinstall over last OS? I donät have much t lose here so I can just clean the root partition without worries. | http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "iiro", "user_answer": "chrisdone"} |
hi all. how can i add something to my PATH ? | export PATH=$PATH:/new/path/to/add/to/the/end | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "apimpl", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
is there an alternative to useing skype? | not unless everyone involved in the call is using the alternative. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Peteed", "user_answer": "spikeb"} |
anyone know a nice command that can read certain bytes from a file and display them in hex, or something like this? | hexcat | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "yeryry3", "user_answer": "oskude"} |
please does someone know the command line to remove all newly downloaded packages from the apt cache ? thanks | Look in the manual. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "persei", "user_answer": "jinja-sheep"} |
hi everybody. I've got this peculiar problem on Ubuntu. Today i've created a partition on another harddrive using gparted and i placed all my user files in there. Music etc, also pics for wallpaper. I've set a wallpaper to something in the menu/appearance. When i reboot the system, the background image doesn't set | check /etc/fstab and see where its mounting the drive | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "timeracerr", "user_answer": "Marfi"} |
hey all, finally got my video card working and now Im wondering how I get the nicer themes on my desktop like some of the Compiz or Emerald ones | You can just go to System -> Preferences -> Appearance and then desktop effects I think... For more modular control, I suggest doing sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gerob", "user_answer": "ASULutzy"} |
hello, does anyone know the name of that app that is like a colour chooser, and shows you the html code etc? | gcolor2 ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "misc---", "user_answer": "Gh0sty"} |
can someone help me set up my ati hd3450 with rstricted drivers? | have you tried Envy? it's not officially supported, but I personally swear by it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "stegel", "user_answer": "BLZ"} |
I don't get the Amnesia demo running, does anyone know how to fix this? http://paste.ubuntu.com/952195/ | I find that uninstalling pulseaudio always does the trick. It reverts back to alsa where you can manipulate more channels | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bbbbbbbb", "user_answer": "B|tchX"} |
I'm trying to install the iwlwifi driver using the instructions here: http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi&n=howto-iwlwifi | those drivers a already in the kernel | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Pyles17", "user_answer": "Titan8990"} |
hi all, can one of u help me downloading wine in ubuntu 8.10? | type this in the terminal: sudo apt-get install wine | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Zaher", "user_answer": "Titan8990"} |
Does anyone know why dkpg-reconfigure xserver-xorg will not write driver info to xorg.conf? | try sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Titan8990", "user_answer": "bod"} |
what's the default texr editor on ubuntu now , google doesn't seem to know | there was never a 'default' many of the cli routines use nano unless you install something like vim or emacs. most standard ubuntu guis should have gedit installed and associated with txt mime types | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "BluesKaj_", "user_answer": "escott"} |
hi, does anyone know a program to record flash streams? specifically those from the ny times. I know someone who uses replay media catcher on windows for this purpose so I'm looking for an alternative | I know there are opera widgets for it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ppd", "user_answer": "Titan8990"} |
I am considering swapping the motherboard in my ubuntu server. Is there anything special to be aware of? I am not using onboard raid or anything else special, although obviously I'd need to redo my sensors.conf | is it to a board of the same type. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pnorman", "user_answer": "zamiel_"} |
hey, i just enabled compiz and everything is working except the cube. whenever i try to enable the cube, when i click on another desktop in the lower right corner nothing happens | do you have Rotate Cube enabled? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tab1293", "user_answer": "archivator"} |
secring is all my secure keys right? | I presume | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "slipst", "user_answer": "c_korn"} |
does the usb-creator install ubuntu into a usb in a way that can save software changes and other system changes after reboot? | yes it can | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "elysium444", "user_answer": "kizer"} |
Hey people. I have an ubuntu live cd for the powerpc. What would be the easiest way to modify that live cd to also include openssh-server? | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "SmokeyD1", "user_answer": "geirha"} |
hey guys, how can i merge two text files on the command line? sort of like how git does it? | Try the 'merge' command | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "alex87", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"} |
have you tried cedega? | a little, not worth the cash | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "thehook", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"} |
can one play bluray on ubuntu? | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/BluRayAndHDDVD | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "c_korn", "user_answer": "Nomexous"} |
Could someone pastebin /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/us please? I forgot to make a backup and... well.. you know. | http://pastebin.com/m4a6eac03 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Nomexous", "user_answer": "quibbler"} |
whats the current kernel on ubuntu please | try uname -v in a terminal | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Southern_Gentlem", "user_answer": "Nomexous"} |
could anyone tell me where the host file is located in hardy heron? | I would guess /etc/hosts | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "V0iD", "user_answer": "_Cid"} |
can i get some input please, if anyone here has a bluray player can they let me now if having libbluray installed, with xbmc compiled from source actually playbacks the bluray disc | build it your self so you can upload it via ppa ;) for other users. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jmscomtech", "user_answer": "TiMiDo"} |
i am about to upgrade to Jaunty from Intrepid when i get this message This computer is currently using the AMD 'fglrx' graphics driver. No version of this driver is available that works with your hardware in Ubuntu 9.04. | I would say so | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "legend2440", "user_answer": "TheFunkbomb"} |
i want to sell my notebook, and i want to reinstall a new ubuntu, should i format my harddisk ? | use partitition magic | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bingungaja", "user_answer": "Rss123"} |
Hi! I have a small 'default browser' problem. If i click on links on pidgin, firefox doesnt start, if i use googlizer the no browser is started. what can be the problem? | Have you set System > Preferences > Preferred Applications correctly? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "CarstenP2", "user_answer": "rww"} |
hi! i'm having problems to install 9.04 on my maxdata 8100x. it always crashes in a different place | check for cd-rom read errors, high temperatures, hard drive errors, ram errors | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fuhbah", "user_answer": "oskar-"} |
I just can't figure this out... how can I tar a directory but exclude one of its sub-directories? | so, if you want to tar your homedir, but not the subdir Music, you can 'tar cvf archive.tar /home/svish/ --exclude=Music' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Svish", "user_answer": "oCean_"} |
hey everyone. what's the difference between ; and && when chaining commands? | the '&&' means if previous command ends without error. You can use '||' as the opposite | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ramontayag", "user_answer": "oCean_"} |
how do I know with which option was my root filesystem mounted? | just use the command 'mount' -- it'll show you mounted filesystems including the options | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jatt", "user_answer": "oCean_"} |
what command line can i use to find a string in all the files of a directory ? | grep -i to make case insensitive and grep -R to do recursive (i.e. including subdirectories) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "maxagaz", "user_answer": "oCean_"} |
I have two files in different paths, one is a symlink of the other. Both have the same name. How do I know which is the symlink and which is the main file? | the link will show like lrwxrwxrwx or so, depending on your permissions, the regular file will show as -rwxrwxrwx | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "insectatorious", "user_answer": "six7"} |
other than thunderbird and evolution, is there another imap email client that supports imaps ? | claws | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "eutheria", "user_answer": "flintwingel"} |
How can I see what is running on port 80? | 'sudo netstat -anp | grep 80' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Oli``", "user_answer": "oCean_"} |
I'm having trouble getting sendmail set up on 8.10 ..what's the correct package to install? and then how do I tell it about the right smtp server | So, instead of sendmail, give postfix a try | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "DaveIngram", "user_answer": "oCean_"} |
What command can you use to determine how many physical RAM DIMMs you haveo n yoru system? | I think 'sudo lshw -C memory' will show that | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Templar_Xion", "user_answer": "oCean_"} |
where does ubuntu store wallpapers? | /usr/share/backgrounds | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tas", "user_answer": "oCean_"} |
is there something in ubuntu akin to local.start (gets executed at system startup) and local.stop (gets executed at system shutdown) from gentoo for ubuntu? | there is /etc/rc.local. It's executed at every runlevel change | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mluser-home", "user_answer": "oCean_"} |
what's everyone use to transfer music on and off the ipod? amarok doesn't have the capability any more | gtkpod | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "imbezol", "user_answer": "oCean_"} |
Question installing Ubuntu with SSD and bigger hard drive. Because of space limitations I want to put /home and /usr on a different hard drive. Is there a way to get them both on one partition like they would usually be, or do they each have to have their own partition? | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Partitioning/Home/Moving | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wallythemoose", "user_answer": "Optichip"} |
hi folks. Anyone know how to create a script to run 'sudo mount -a' as a bootup item, after the network is established? | although I think that is done somewhere in the boot process already | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Marquis-Boy", "user_answer": "Slart"} |
hey can anyone tell me the command to open up GUI apps as a superuser? I'm trying to open the NVIDIA X Server Settings and sudo doesn't work | tey gksudo | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "workingchair", "user_answer": "lstarnes"} |
Hello everyone, quick question. I like using Geany to edit .c .java .html, and pretty much all source files that I deal with. Though currently I have to either open Geany and then use that to open a file, or right click the file and choose Geany to open it. If I just open the file on its own it opens up in Gedit. How can I set it so all source files are opened with Geany? I tried looking in 'Preferred Applications' under System>Pre | i think you have to have nautilus scripts for that - the easiest way would be to install 'ubuntu tweak' and use their menu for doing that | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "remu", "user_answer": "Baz_"} |
anyone can offer some assistance with an ATi Radeon HD2600XT? | http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "p07r0457", "user_answer": "rxs"} |
Why is it allowed to anybody to execute the file /usr/sbin/s2disk? | because every user should be able to use the hibernate mode without typing their passwords | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bullgard4", "user_answer": "ppq"} |
hi, how can i set the Thunderbird like this. when a mail from [email protected] is received, it will be listed in a specific sub dir? | http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_:_FAQs_:_Filters | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "huwenfeng", "user_answer": "rprettyman"} |
hi, how to remove a package and all of its dependencies (that are not used by other packages)? i installed the package with apt-get install | sudo apt-get --purge remove <package to be removed>; sudo apt-get --purge autoremove | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "p4rse", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"} |
Anyone know how to make my Ubuntu 9.10 system automatically suspend after a certain length of idleness? | System -> Preferences -> Power Management | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Tanthrix", "user_answer": "e2b04836"} |
why did ubuntu 6.04 LTS become 6.06 LTS | open a file manager window, and go to edit->preferences | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "racecar56", "user_answer": "crdlb"} |
what is the syntac to chmod all files in a directory | i believe :) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "n2diy", "user_answer": "zopiac"} |
Anyone has experience with ubuntu on a Dell Studio XPS ? (435MT) / Will this work out of the box? | thats what its for | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "FireFox||", "user_answer": "histo"} |
Where is the clipboard? | I don't know where things are stored within it though | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vigo", "user_answer": "fde"} |
How do I determine the time when my system went offline? | maybe /var/log/syslog has some infos about it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mouseover1", "user_answer": "iceroot"} |
hi, does anybody know what is that web browser, it says mozilla but it is not firefox. I think i saw it on backtrack. | SeaMonkey? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "chetnick", "user_answer": "vigo"} |
Is Ekiga the only VOIP phone for Ubuntu, or is there an actual free one? | ekiga is free from sip to sip.. to make calls to landlines you can use anyone's service providing it's sip | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vigo", "user_answer": "Scunizi"} |
is there a way to open .rar files ? | you can install the 'unrar' package | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lonumirus", "user_answer": "SiDi"} |
Hi all, trying to work out what the cause of an apt-get upgrade saying packages are being kept back. Is there some good documentation on this someplace, more particularly on how to resolve it? | use aptitude | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tech2", "user_answer": "TIMiDo"} |
Hi! I am installing a wireless driver. I need to know the 'linux kernel source include path'. What is it? | /usr/src | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wfiuewfew", "user_answer": "nightrid3r"} |
There is already a #channel for that? | its not in hardy repos | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vigo", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
Hi everyone, I need to make a user account for work, i need to block programs like pidgin etc, and block sites like facebook etc, website i can do with iptables, but how about the reast? | Use a combination of sabayon and pessulus to lockdown the system | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "puevf", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
is ubuntu 8.10 Hardy Heron? | uname -r | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Area52", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
how can I permanently remove ubuntu and reinstall it? | up to you. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "MOUD", "user_answer": "MindVirus"} |
I've got a (probably simple) question about permissions for an FTP account. I want to upload files to /var/www using FTP. I considered it wise not to use my ordinary account, so I created a special user for this. But how do I grant this user permission to upload use /var/www? | I guess you could add your user to the group that you setup the dirs in /var/www | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "anders_", "user_answer": "sacarlson"} |
can somebody tell me how I can solve the error? http://pastebin.com/t2ag1j3J | nate_h: ya I concure error: zlib.h: No such file or directory missing -dev package maybe for zlib | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ohs", "user_answer": "sacarlson"} |
hi... how do I disable that stupid 'auto dhcp' connection in the network-manager ? | got to network-manager and select manual | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zmitya", "user_answer": "sacarlson"} |
I have two machines on my network behind a router, a linux box and a windows box. I would like my wife on her windows box to be able to login to a graphical linux environment hosted from my linux machine and was looking for suggestions on the best way to accomplish this. | vino on ubuntu is installed by default on the windows side you could use http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/winvncviewer.html | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lakcaj", "user_answer": "sacarlson"} |
what is the <ctl> leter to get you out of X server screen to the other none graphic screen? | ctrl + alt + f1 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sacarlson", "user_answer": "milamber"} |
Hi All, I have a headless box, I just set it all up -- installed VNC, however when I vnc to this box unity is not there? | I think you would have to setup a virtual display for a headless system or it won't detect a monitor so won't start xorg | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "brez_", "user_answer": "sacarlson"} |
I think to set static you need to kill networkmanager, is that the problem? | could be, but it's a server version | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sacarlson", "user_answer": "cas"} |
hello! how to update system from 10.04 to 11.04 ( sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade doesn't work :( ) maybe some repositaries or somethin' .. ? | you have to go to 10.10 first | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gaussblurinc", "user_answer": "urlin2u"} |
does anyone know how to get identified in xChat? Some channels on this network says I need to be it in order to join them. | 'mc' -> midnight commander.. Just get it.. :) theres also 'gentoo' and 'worker' and some others | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mas2", "user_answer": "Dr_willis"} |
Which package has GRUB 2 and the GRUB 2 configuration files? | grub2 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "GTRsdk2", "user_answer": "usr13"} |
What program can I use to backup my Ubuntu installation (including partitioning) and burn it to DVD so later I can boot from that DVD and restore the system ? | (reinstalling using that package list) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "__MAV", "user_answer": "Matisse"} |
Anyone have experience customizing Live 8.10 boot process ... dont want to boot to the ubuntu account ... would rather system boot to a user login screen .... any help? | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomizationFromScratch | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "blutrille", "user_answer": "evowill_"} |
guys how to disable unity and revert old style look? | you should be able to at the login screen | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "woozly", "user_answer": "GTRsdk2"} |
will the command ls -R dira | grep -v '$(ls -R dirb)' list the files that exist in dira but not in dirb? | http://wooledge.org/mywiki/BashFAQ/036 -- How can I get all lines that are: in both of two files (set intersection) or in only one of two files (set subtraction). | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tlvb", "user_answer": "unop"} |
How do I see what sdx my usbkey has? is it possible to print all sdx? | After you plug it in, use dmesg to determine what device it was assigned. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "iderik", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
what's the most normal way of putting a Trash can on the Desktop? | http://linux.about.com/od/ubuntu_doc/a/ubudg10t16.htm | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Barridus", "user_answer": "poningru"} |
Is it possible to copy a virtualbox virtual machine to another computer? | Or you can just copy over all the files from the VM's directory. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "foxy999", "user_answer": "theadmin"} |
how do you view multiple pages side by side in open office? | dannel: The internet seems to think that as of 3.0 you can, by just reducing the zoom percentage of the document. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "semitones-irssi", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
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