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on 7.10 I installed upstart which seems to have removed my old startup stuff (init); how do I reinstall init?
sysvinit?
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{"user_question": "mcarter", "user_answer": "nsadmin"}
hey, i just installed windows onto a spare partition, however it must have removed grub or something so i dont have the option to dual boot
/msg ubottu grub
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{"user_question": "syva", "user_answer": "nsadmin"}
sorry to easedrop but can you direct me to a web source that will explain network boot images and how to use them.
I'm guessing that was for me, no recommendations, the list is too variable. I get bitten regularly and I've been at this caper for 27 years :) Buy from a place where you're allowed to test or return if it doesn't work. Laptops are worst.
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{"user_question": "marabout", "user_answer": "owh"}
has anyone tried to get Lexmark X6170 to work under ubuntu?
have you checked linuxprinting.org? they have a large list of printers, drivers etc
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{"user_question": "Braunne", "user_answer": "Slart"}
can anyone maybe help me with a newbie problem? trying to get a game called egoboo to work. but i can't figure out how to edit the settings files
you need admin privs; gksu gedit <file> will do that for you
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{"user_question": "christer_", "user_answer": "nickrud"}
hi, whats the command to see process in terminal ?
I like htop. You can check it out. :)
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{"user_question": "nomaS", "user_answer": "jinja-sheep"}
Does anyone know a good CLI app like pidgin with gtalk and aim support? if not cli at least a single master window that plays nicer with a tiling wm
Use finch.
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{"user_question": "Davekong", "user_answer": "jinja-sheep"}
is there a way to rescan for wireless networks in ubuntu?
sudo iwlist scan from terminal
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{"user_question": "rocky_", "user_answer": "marsha"}
greetings all, and happy new yew year. does anyone know a way i can access my computers BIOS from within linux instead of rebooting?
sudo dmidecode
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{"user_question": "badcat", "user_answer": "jp_sf"}
hi, when linux 2.6.28. is coming to ubuntu ??
you can install it if you want System > Administration > Synaptic Pack Manager > Search linux-kernel
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{"user_question": "v4vijayakumar", "user_answer": "jp_sf"}
you are running lucid? maybe it's kernel is too old; i mean there were tons of changes since then and loads of new drivers were added. Can you boot your system with a new oneiric live-cd or something to see if it works there?
oh ok i will try. cant i download the particular driver for this cam? instead of upgrading everything? i like LTS :) thanks
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{"user_question": "ljuspunkt", "user_answer": "theos"}
how to use BlackBerry with Ubuntu? like: installing software, backup address book...?
COuld try this thread - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=190938
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{"user_question": "getbit", "user_answer": "mattbd"}
I'm playing around with the terminal and just discovered the program less. when I scroll to the end of whatever file I am working, I get the message 'waiting for data (interrupt to abort).' I've read the man page, but I can't figure out any way to do this, so I get stuck and have to close bash. What do I do?
ctrl+c ? q? ctrl+z ?
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{"user_question": "vileli8ves", "user_answer": "Slart"}
help with moving directory CONTENTS to another directory (upstream), please. I cannot get the syntax right
mv /var/www/var-www /var/www/
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{"user_question": "mver", "user_answer": "Bodsda"}
Hi, I just installed intrepid 64 bits on a new machine, and now pulseaudio crashes after playing sound for a while (flash, mplayer and mpd all caused the problem at least once). When this happens pavucontrol says it can connect anymore and the easiest way to get things working again is by restarting x, after which it usually crashes again after a while. Does anyone know what to do?
that page contains a short blurb about removing pulseaudio
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{"user_question": "douwe", "user_answer": "raylu"}
anyone know how to set up 8.1 server to share hp printers
http://howtoforge.com/running-a-file-and-print-server-with-ebox-on-ubuntu8.04-server
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{"user_question": "JonnyDY2J", "user_answer": "heath|work"}
I'm having a little problem here with apache in ubuntu 8.10... I just can't connect to my pages in offline mode ... how can i fix it, please !?
there is a server channel and an apache channel if that helps
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{"user_question": "Lipe_pe", "user_answer": "Jack_Sparrow"}
I have a fuppes question if anyone can help me... having trouble with an install. When installing the package, it says 'error:dependancy not available: libavcodec1d.' If I try and get it through synaptic, it says that the file is no longer available.
try sudo apt-get install libavcodec51
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{"user_question": "Fife3951", "user_answer": "mindrape"}
Anyone know how I can make my account an Admin?
sudo nano /etc/sudoers
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{"user_question": "wfoster", "user_answer": "werdnum"}
hello to everyone I am having problem in installing java 6 on Ubuntu 10.4 is there anyone who can tell me what need to be done
enable partner repo and the run 'aptitude update'
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{"user_question": "webBuilder", "user_answer": "Seito"}
I know this is not the appropriate channel to ask this, but I do not know where else to do it. Anyone knows of an emulator to check if a usb drive made bootable works without restarting the computer?
not sure but qemu / virtualbox or vmware could help
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{"user_question": "danes_", "user_answer": "simplexio"}
hello im having problems with audio when i play youtube videos, the sound seems to get stuck and rerpetitive
that's the error from old version of flash player, so you have to update to the lastest version
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{"user_question": "danes_", "user_answer": "SuNDeC"}
Hello. I'm trying to add a music directory to fstab so the notebook I'm building a guy will see his windows music as if it's his /home/user/Music directory .. but there are spaces in the file names; can I use same syntax with fastab as cli? /media/Windows\ HD/Documents\ and\ settings/ etc etc?
no you can't
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{"user_question": "nineteen67comet", "user_answer": "yumbo"}
Hello, I have an unusable system that I would like to get a large amount of data off of. I can use a install CD to boot into rescue mode, is it possible to mount a network drive or at the very least use SSH/SCP to transfer data?
I'd get an external HDD and backup all the stuff you need on to it with ubuntu livecd. Then, install afreash and move everything back
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{"user_question": "blastron", "user_answer": "pop79"}
[GNOME, Ubuntu 9.04] System > Properties > Sessions > Session Options > 'Remember Currently Running Applications' does no longer exist. Is there a replacement?
prefs/startup apps - options - automatically remember apps when loggin out
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{"user_question": "bullgard4", "user_answer": "deany"}
Hello! How can I uninstall themes that were installed by dragging them to the Appearance Preferences windows, as described here? Where are these files copied? http://code.google.com/p/gnome-colors/wiki/Instructions
or, just goto appearances and 'remove'
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{"user_question": "Halabund", "user_answer": "deany"}
Hello. When I plug in my newly formatted (ext3) portable hd, it mounts as root. How do I make it mount as me?
sudo chown -R yourusername /media/mountpoint
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{"user_question": "JuJuBee", "user_answer": "deany"}
hey how can I change my installs computer-name?
reboot.
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{"user_question": "Hajuu", "user_answer": "deany"}
i was given an ipod touch... if I connect it to rhythmbox, will it sync and erase all the music on the ipod?
doubtful
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{"user_question": "hajmola", "user_answer": "deany"}
is there any way to make a 'group' of panel icons in gnome?
try making a drawer. and add them into it
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{"user_question": "Lasivian", "user_answer": "deany"}
What is the name of the application that monitors internet traffic (something like htop)
netstat
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{"user_question": "rayne_", "user_answer": "sanjid"}
Hi, I'm trying to install Wubi, but for some reason Windows keeps giving me the error 'pyl467.tmp.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorrt for the inconvenience'. Is there a way to fix this?
check the forums for that exact error message? I dont use wubi.
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{"user_question": "AR-Brad", "user_answer": "dr_willis"}
Question is if i can conver ntfs to ubuntu filesystem without losing data
no, you can't. Backup your data somewhere else, reformat the partition, then move your data back.
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{"user_question": "konzept", "user_answer": "rww"}
Ok..i need help anyone know how to convert .Ogg file video codec theora..? I'm super confused
try avidemux
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{"user_question": "Xx_Gaara_xX", "user_answer": "Gnea"}
Hello! Im trying to access a usb device connected through my router. In nautlius i can access it by location smb://rt-n56u/aidisk_a1/backup/2011 but why cant i cd in to it via the terminal? Any suggestions?
creating the link will allow you access via terminal easily
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{"user_question": "hugo___", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"}
I wish to install the 32-bit java plugin into Firefox 64-bit. I've followed the wiki, and the link is valid, but the plugin doesn't install no matter where I link it.
I have downloaded an early build of it and the directory is there for the plugin, but I haven't actually tried to use it and it has also been said on several news sites
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{"user_question": "bobertdos", "user_answer": "miranda_psi"}
anyone know if it'll kill anything if I run one of the low footprint athlon64 x2's with an 8800gts, 2x 1g ddr2, and a single sata 7200rpm disk on 350w?
just put the closest values into that calculator, and it will let you know where you stand as far as a minimum supply
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{"user_question": "malianx", "user_answer": "evowill"}
how do i download the kde toolpack without the entire kenvironment?
Use the 'Add/Remove Programs' menu choice and search for KDE apps? :)
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{"user_question": "grinn", "user_answer": "Shoopuf"}
How can I install gspca?
and whats gspca? tryed a 'apt-cache search gspca' ?
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{"user_question": "Sefid_Par", "user_answer": "Dr_willis"}
I just did sudo update-manager -p but I'm not sure wether I shouldn't have used --dist-upgrade, how can I check my dist version number?
lsb_release -r
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{"user_question": "manja", "user_answer": "prince_jammys"}
I was looking up how to change how quickly GRUB automatically boots the first option, and found instructions to use /boot/grub/menu.lst but it appears it no longer exists? Is there a new file to use?
/boot/grub/grub.cfg
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{"user_question": "tjayh913", "user_answer": "holmescn"}
i want to install ubuntu8.10 into a USB (1G fat32) whai should i do?
Ubuntu will need about 4-5GB install
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{"user_question": "Daliang", "user_answer": "Rapture2k4"}
anyone knows how to restore the wireless connection icon on the deskbar? I think I need to add a command into a configuration file or something
from a terminal try this........ nm-applet network-manager-gnome &
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{"user_question": "nwbie__", "user_answer": "hansel"}
anyone know how to sudo save from within vi?
you could always save the file somewhere else if you've done many changes and don't want to do them again
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{"user_question": "zmanning_", "user_answer": "Slart"}
Hi, Just installed samba on Ubuntu 8.04 and when logging in from a winxp machine, following error: create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
works fine here.
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{"user_question": "ace_III", "user_answer": "sirstan_"}
can i transform UNR to regular ubuntu or should i just make a new install?
you can, i think you just need to install the ubuntu-desktop package
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{"user_question": "shaullx", "user_answer": "sanderqd"}
2nd Attempt: FF 3.05 is now broken after last update. Navigation buttons don't work, home page settings ignored, history destroyed and not held between sessions, etc. Reinstalling via SPM doesn't change anything. Help??
try a fresh profile ... usually some addon is misbehaving
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{"user_question": "slegate", "user_answer": "stefg"}
hi, can someone tell me where i can find the pidgin conf files? i think it had been something like .gaim in the past...
chroot
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{"user_question": "xerox1", "user_answer": "jrib"}
limewire/frostwire both do not work on my computer,can anyone suggest an alternative?
or use bittorrent to obtain your legally network distributed software such as Ubuntu CD's.
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{"user_question": "rootrot", "user_answer": "sirstan"}
Somebody, please tell me how to make postgresql not to start at startup???
update-rc.d -f postgresql
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{"user_question": "gocrazynow", "user_answer": "bjstick"}
how to change my ip addrees when i use irc ?
you can try TOR network to mask your IP
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{"user_question": "iklmn", "user_answer": "kippy"}
how can I search for packages with a certain name that I can install through apt-get
apt-cache search string
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{"user_question": "Fragsworth", "user_answer": "fosco_"}
Whats a terminal command for logging off a user?
logout, I believe. you may also want to try exit.
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{"user_question": "GodfatherofEire", "user_answer": "treyk4"}
I¬m going to a friends today to install ubuntu on his new laptop, ive never used a 64bit before so I`m just making sure :) if I installed ubuntu-restricted-extras will it install 64bit java/flash/w64codecs?
Checkout medibuntu.org
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{"user_question": "duffydack", "user_answer": "JonathanEllis"}
why can you only have 4 partitions on one hard drive?
primary, 3 primary + what is it logical... ?
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{"user_question": "nbeebo_", "user_answer": "duffydack"}
when new versions of software come out, why do they not always show up in synaptic?
because they are not added instantly to the repositories, the installers are made and they are tested first
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{"user_question": "gpled", "user_answer": "victorlf"}
Is there an open-source 'quicken-like' program?
gnucash, kmymoney2
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{"user_question": "vermont", "user_answer": "AMDMutant"}
i have a netgear wireless router connecting 2 computers and 1 laptop. I am going to buy a network switch. Which network switch should I buy, and which one goes well with ubuntu and win XP?
sure, why not.
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{"user_question": "krishnan", "user_answer": "sfer21"}
hi, whats th SD in SD card ?
Secure Digital
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{"user_question": "qcjn", "user_answer": "sfer21"}
I am trying to run a .exe file in WINE but when I do I get an error stating: 'Component 'flash9e.ocx' or one of its dependencies is not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid'. How can I fix this?
chances are you'll be able to find more help in the wine channel
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{"user_question": "Mike_92", "user_answer": "rdw200169"}
what does it mean why i have a .desktop file on my desktop? what does .desktop file do?
its a text file. open it up and look at it.
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{"user_question": "piojunbabia", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis_"}
hi. anyone can tell me if there is a core install available for ubuntu?
ubuntu-minimal
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{"user_question": "cryz", "user_answer": "genii"}
where is the wakeup script located in ubuntu after a computer wakes up after having gone to sleep (suspend to ram)
look into /etc/acpi
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{"user_question": "freakz", "user_answer": "enzotib"}
is there a way to monitor what's being loaded on boot-up without having to hit a key combination? I'm running ubuntu 9.04
in /boot/grub/menu.lst, remove quiet from the kernel options
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{"user_question": "Sergeant_Pony", "user_answer": "swiftarrow"}
how can i get the version number of an installed package? in this case libapache2-mod-auth-mysql
err, apt-cache policy that is
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{"user_question": "strombom", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
I am trying to upgrade to jaunty, but its saying that The package 'xubuntu-desktop' is marked for removal but it is in the removal blacklist. any idea how i can fix this?
i think xubuntu-desktop is a meta package
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{"user_question": "Robbies", "user_answer": "shadeslayer"}
how do i uninstall somthing in ubuntu
rm deletes files. ignore that.
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{"user_question": "b1llydev", "user_answer": "MrCleanWithHair"}
Hi! I updated from Ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10 recently. This removed KDE3.5 and installed KDE4 on my system. Since KDE4 is far from being usable, I want to move back to 3.5
unless you find a backport package or install it yourself
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{"user_question": "Caldrin_home", "user_answer": "|peon|"}
Have you run '/etc/init.d/networking restart'?
nope, how do I do that?
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{"user_question": "davenull", "user_answer": "greenfuji1"}
I got random x freezes in karmic and after updating to lucid, I get a black screen with flashing white vertical bars instead. the syslog at the time of crash is at http://paste.ubuntu.com/433960/. any ideas as to what's going on?
seems that there are intel 915 errors in the logs
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{"user_question": "cehr", "user_answer": "tika"}
I am trying to use an application, but the bottom part is not showing (my display is only 1024 x 768). any ideas?
if you press alt and drag anywhere on the window it will let you drag it around higher
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{"user_question": "att0", "user_answer": "Morchuboo"}
How would archive a folder to a tar.gz in the terminal?
if you want to use the terminal, you shouldn't be afraid to read the man page for tar, especially the EXAMPLES section
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{"user_question": "rCX", "user_answer": "jrib"}
I have an old machine with a geforce 4 mx and want to know which version of ubuntu or what driver will give the best video performance or directly support that card in general?
try 9.10, if that doesn't work.. try with the latest LTS.. !lts for more info on that
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{"user_question": "RFXCasey", "user_answer": "Slart"}
My wireless wasn't showing up so I followed a thread that said to go into nm-system-settings.conf and change where it said 'managed=' to true, the in console do a 'sudo killall nm-system-settings' and then do a 'sudo nm-system settings'. Now my wired connection isn't showing up either. I tried changing 'managed=' back to false but both my wired and wireless connection are still broken.
restarting the network and/or NetworkManager might help. sudo /etc/init.d/network restart (might be networking restart) and /etc/init.d/NetworkManager restart
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{"user_question": "RFXCasey", "user_answer": "hmw"}
does anyone know about the log off applet?
you could try using the log out applet instead of the user switcher applet
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{"user_question": "zelda", "user_answer": "adrian007"}
What program will allow me to burn a .avi to DVD?
try gnomebaker or brasero
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{"user_question": "Adola", "user_answer": "onetinsoldier"}
everything else works fine, it *does* read the medibuntu repository and shows it if i manually look for packages in synaptic
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
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{"user_question": "koro", "user_answer": "techsuperfreak"}
hi all, I am here (http://kubuntuway.net/forum/showthread.php?t=241) and Still Can't figure out how to use the repos. because the 'deb' command was not Found :)
Those aren't commands that you run. They're lines that you put into your /etc/apt/sources.list file
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{"user_question": "VieQ", "user_answer": "rww"}
please help me I've an ubuntu netbook edition that doesn't want to be in italian language, just english. It's 10.04, how am I supposed to change language?
System>Admin...>language support
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{"user_question": "giaco", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
what is the name of the panel applet which shows your taskbar applications, such as pidgin?
notification area :)
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{"user_question": "nellery_", "user_answer": "nandemonai"}
Hi! When installing Ubuntu 8.10 on the Acer Aspire One A110L, is it possible to use two SD cards for swap and /home, respectively?
sure, just stick to the manual partitioning, if you're familiar with that
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{"user_question": "worfed", "user_answer": "benedek"}
Hi. Can someone tell me why 'tunefs -U <guid> /dev/sdc1' works for EXT4 partitions, but not FAT partitions ? I get the following error: 'Bad magic number in super block whyle trying to open /dev/sdc2' and 'Couldn't find valid filesystem super block'
if you read the man page 'tune2fs allows the system administrator to adjust various tunable filesystem parameters on Linux ext2, ext3, or ext4 filesystems.'
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{"user_question": "Jemt", "user_answer": "RobotCow"}
how do i get the icon back on my panel for evolution and empathy?
drag the icon from the menu to the panel
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{"user_question": "RobotCow", "user_answer": "Out_Cold"}
what do i need to type to get XFCE desktop environment from the repos?
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
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{"user_question": "Hangwire", "user_answer": "hischild"}
How do you open the various openOffice.org applications from the terminal?
just right click on the specific oofice app in your menu - add it to panel then when it is there right click on it and click properties
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{"user_question": "perillux", "user_answer": "gmathews"}
Hi. How do i set an animation effect for my right click menu on my desktop
right click on a panel and select about this panel
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{"user_question": "gmathews", "user_answer": "jclbrt"}
is there a Google Chrome yet for Linux?
there's some very serious privacy issues relating to chrome, i would strongly advise holding off on it.
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{"user_question": "Org-Mode", "user_answer": "IndyGunFreak"}
Hello. Which package brings PyGTKMozEmbed? (to do `import gtkmozembed` in Python)
stop repeating and try python-gnome2-extras
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{"user_question": "amikrop", "user_answer": "jcfp"}
is there someone that knows how to change the home folder of a user ?
try cd ~username
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{"user_question": "wene_", "user_answer": "ortsvorsteher"}
how to using vim to go to the end of file ?
i always just hit :99999 or something
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{"user_question": "ZhouYu", "user_answer": "uskill"}
does xchat has some script editor ? so i can configure autojoin channel and auto identify nick ?
I don't know but irssi does.
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{"user_question": "ZhouYu", "user_answer": "usr13"}
I have an odd problem. Anyone willing to help? (it involves the install of a custom-ish 7.04)
is / marked as being formatted?
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{"user_question": "SuperCrackMunkey", "user_answer": "raylu"}
do i have to install ¨virtualbox-ose-guest-source?¨
only if you run ubuntu as a guest os in vbox ose version AND you want to compile something for it yourself
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{"user_question": "Diiphantom", "user_answer": "jim_p"}
Having a bit of a newb problem here, it seems my Gnome only has 2 available desktops instead of 4, how can I make it 4?
right click on the panels at the bottom and set it for 4
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{"user_question": "Dulichion", "user_answer": "skinner"}
when I change the resolution from NVIDIA X Server Settings to 1152x864 it works, but when I save the config in xorg.conf and reboot the system, the resolution come back to 1024x768
remove ~/.config/monitors.xml
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{"user_question": "ganja", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
Does anyone know how can i open .sit file in ubuntu?
http://my.smithmicro.com/unix/stuffit/index.html any help ?
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{"user_question": "zhjawe", "user_answer": "linny1"}
after i connect to VPN using vpnc, it successfully connects. But then, I am disconnected from Internet. The domain of VPN network is added as primary search domain name, all entried in my /etc/resolv.conf in overwritten with new found dns server.. i cannot ping other servers in local network, i cannot connect to remote ssh server .. nothing works.. Also, I am not a sysadmin , know a little in networking and routing.. just a developer
I've never played with vpn, But if you connected to a virtual private network, wouldnt the internet get disconnected due to not Connecting to your router anymore?
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{"user_question": "rskumar_", "user_answer": "CoUrPsE|DeAd"}
possible to lock firefox so that no one can close it?
R-kiosk might be what you're looking for
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{"user_question": "linuxnewbie", "user_answer": "qwyeth"}
which version would that be?
which version of what?
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{"user_question": "qwyeth", "user_answer": "lstarnes"}
hi, I can't connet to 10.* ip addresses while I am able to connect 144.* in a LAN.
routing
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{"user_question": "bingoxXx", "user_answer": "Appiah"}