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What do I type to find out how many ordinary files, directories, and link files exist in my /usr/bin directory? | ls /usr/bin | wc -l? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "niche", "user_answer": "Simetrical"} |
just wondering if someone knew a site where you could get the ubuntu CD as a torrent? | abiword? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vock", "user_answer": "th0r"} |
Just wondering what the difference between Xorg and Xgl is, and if games using 3D would run better under Xgl? | xgl is a hacked xorg server, and no | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vock", "user_answer": "LjL"} |
anyone know where sounds are stord in Xchat ? | undersound in prefeence/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Minty95", "user_answer": "kieko"} |
in wine how do you go about installing a game that wants DX, and when I try installing dx it gives me an error | the games shouldn't actually need directx, I don't think. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Minty95", "user_answer": "RyanPrior"} |
Is there a recommended online resource to learn my way around the terminal? I've learned a few things, but I can see how that would be valuable and would like to learn more. Thanks for your help. | see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "RickZilla", "user_answer": "guntbert"} |
Ok, I'm officially in the market for a sound card that will work on my Pentium 4 ubuntu machine...taking any and all recommendations! Thanks for your help. | that list might be helpful too | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "RickZilla", "user_answer": "Agent_bob"} |
Does it usually take ubuntu a few days to pick up the latest GIMP release? I see that 2.6.2 is out, but ubuntu says my 2.6.1 is the latest. | it may take a few weeks actually. When .deb are available use this | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "RickZilla", "user_answer": "philippe_"} |
Why is there an unmount icon next to my dvd-drive? | so you can unmount it? and then eject it.. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "djungelkraem", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
I have a nice new server install here. I am wondering how is a an easy way to get a Desktop manager and some goodies without going all the way through with ubuntu-desktop | why a gui for a server? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mib_bio", "user_answer": "DIFH-iceroot"} |
Can anyone else access launchpad.net? | yes i can | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Flimm", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"} |
from where i can get sis graphics driver for ubuntu | The Mesa-DRI project and X.Org provide a basic, working 2D driver for all SiS integrated video to date, and some of them also support 3d acceleration | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "neeraj", "user_answer": "allquixotic"} |
what package is bdftousplash and pngtousplash in? | If you don't have them installed, http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?searchon=contents&keywords=bdftousplash&mode=exactfilename&suite=hardy&arch=any | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cchapman", "user_answer": "IntuitiveNipple"} |
how can i capture the details of a shell telnet session to a text file? | you could use script - see the manpage on how to use it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pxwebdev_", "user_answer": "unop"} |
Hey. Can someone please give me the syntax to unrar files into a specific directory? Like if I want to unrar all archives in a folder I'd type: unrar e '*.rar' but what if I wanted the extracted files to go in /media/here for example? | unrar e *.rar /where/u/want/files | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "d4de", "user_answer": "Wicked"} |
Would someone mind looking at this pastebin of my /var/log/syslog, could this be my problem? Server running insanely slow, but not sure what this message means. | You have a severe hardware problem with your /dev/sda disk which is about to die. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "brett__", "user_answer": "bekks"} |
hi, how can I chance ubuntu mime types in order to use Word (wine) | right click open with? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "celord_CR", "user_answer": "Gentoo64"} |
hello, can anybody tell me where i find the xulrunner in oneiric? it seems it got kicked for oneiric? i need xulrunner-1.9.2-dev! | xulrunner ist part of the firefox packages in recent versions of firefox. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gauda", "user_answer": "bekks"} |
what i must write to connect via ssh with single command? For example 'ssh [some text with login and password] server.com' | You cannot specify the password directly, but you will have to use public key authentication | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "BigBen_", "user_answer": "bekks"} |
hello room :-) anyone know about the 'your session only lasted less than 10 seconds' error message - I'm completely stumped | yes it is | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "adamantiq", "user_answer": "capnhector"} |
any one knows how to fix sleep and suspend functions on my laptop | detail | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pradeep", "user_answer": "icarus-c"} |
What lib can I install to be able to install x86 on AMD64? lib32a or something? | ia32-libs | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "RediXe", "user_answer": "genii"} |
I had done a ./configure and was running the make when I got logged out of my desktop. How would I got about fixing this so I can continue compiling. | make clean, then make to start over. Else just type make and it should continue where it left off. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "RediXe", "user_answer": "whyameye"} |
how do i update from 8.04 to 8.10 - can i do it automatically, or install everything from scratch? | you need to change one setting in your package sources option and then run update. thats it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lu31415", "user_answer": "seronis"} |
Is there a website that keeps 'must have' repositories? | everything you must have.. is in our repos | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "javierg", "user_answer": "Jack_Sparrow"} |
is KDE unadvisable to install? | no. Install kubuntu-desktop to get the full environment with applications. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "NoiseEee", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
i want to crate a user with same home directory. whats the command for that | go through System-Administration-Users and Groups, or run 'sudo adduser jacobs2' (as an example) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jacobs1", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
i think thats the howto of the old 8.04 aproved encryption | Uwe Hermann ??\ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "exthd", "user_answer": "bobweaver"} |
Are you in a TTY or a graphical sessin? | I don't know what TTY is but, I started ubuntu in recovery mode, and I was in the root command line. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Flannel", "user_answer": "nkei0"} |
anyone can help me instlal lightscribe software please | did you try: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LightScribe ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "at28", "user_answer": "ushimitsudoki1"} |
anyone know if there is an IM client which supports the messenger games? | there are none out | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "notyjoey", "user_answer": "super-6-1"} |
What would the command be to symlink ~/home/files/ to a link at ~/homes/links/files | ln -s /home/files /home/links/files | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Thedjatclubrock", "user_answer": "dinx"} |
newbie ubuntu question - how can I create a key shortcut to open the 'Computer - File Browser'? | drag it from Places to Desktop? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tony-b", "user_answer": "meoblast001"} |
I have a bunch of programs that are no longer needed and come up when I install something with apt to be autoremove. I don't want them to be removed, so is there someway to suppress the warning or keep them so to speak? | sudo apt-get install them or aptitude markauto them | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "TrailWhisperer", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"} |
Is there a way for me to permanently resize the terminal in ubuntu? I use it fullscreen all the time, and I have to resize it every time.. | Edit > Profile Preferences > General on 12.04 with gnome-terminal | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Tdaug", "user_answer": "TJ-"} |
i want to use ubuntu because it can upgrade withtout having to install a fresh install but i also want to use fluxbox... can i still upgrade normally without having to mess with fluxbox or will i have to uninstall fluxbox before i can upgrade? | Yes you can upgrade normally. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "captainjuno", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
Hello. Anyone running the 2.6.26 kernel from intrepid on hardy ? im just trying it now to see if it fixes a big machine lock up problem. | i run the interpid kernel on hardy. i fail to install ati hd3200 drivers - otherwise it seems to work :/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "NickR78", "user_answer": "kunim"} |
Hello. I'm installing Mumble server on my Ubuntu Server 8.10. I need an application that is able to send simple mails. Is it a complicatied process to make a server able to send mails? | sendmail | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Achoth", "user_answer": "storbeck"} |
my WiFi network connection is only available during user session. I want it to be available during system load. How can i do this? | Add the script to rc | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lvlefisto", "user_answer": "storbeck"} |
HI for everybody, I have a lot of .deb that I want to install... but I really don't like to install all that one by one.... anyway of you have a command that I can install then all in the terminal ( I knos that I have to go to 'cd <that folder that I has been talking about' ) :P But I don't know what to do next :S | though, you must ensure that all dependencies are satisfied | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Kattollikisd", "user_answer": "unop"} |
How can I login as a Root? | 30 Oct | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Kattollikisd", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
is there a way to setup ssh keys on ubuntu server and connect to an ssh server without being asked for the passphrase? | Yes, its pretty easy, actually | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ddoom", "user_answer": "Jippen"} |
I have a question, when I get into the operating system ,then I hear a small piece of music ,How to turn if off ? | go to 'sounds' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "freshmeen_", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
does anyone know a doc to pdf converter for ubuntu? | openoffice | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "brutus", "user_answer": "LtShinySides"} |
How can you access the add/remove GUI for applications (not packages) through the terminal? | gnome-app-install | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Trouncing", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
so everything to alsa? | thats what i did... all fo my apps are set to alsa, and i have all preferences set to alsa in my system sound prefs. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "agento", "user_answer": "IndyGunFreak"} |
has anyone managed to run tremulous ? | i have in the past... that game makes me so dizzy i puke | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "emilien", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
i use ubuntu and there is no root.......its the only distro i could get to install properly though. Here's the problem I'm running into: there's a configuration file to change the network workgroup, but I can't edit it because it is read only. It says the owner of the fille is root. No root. Any suggestions? | The root account exists, but is locked. Use sudo to gain root access. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Vagilinux", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Hi, is it safe to suspend to RAM in the middle of a download? Is there any risk of damaging the disk, or creating data corruption? | I should effectively be a free of state, including all processes etc | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "aar", "user_answer": "wormz"} |
Hi, how can I stop someone from resetting my root password by booting in rescue mode (when they have physical access to the computer)? | You may be able to disable usb & cd booting in bios and then set a password on the bios to somebody re-enabling them | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "aar", "user_answer": "DJones"} |
Hi, does anyone know whether the sinowal trojan affects linux boxes? | according to http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/trojan-psw_w32_sinowal_cp.shtml, sinowal appears to only affect win32 systems. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "aar", "user_answer": "swaj"} |
Is there a way of making the command 'head' list ONLY the 12th line, rather than displaying all the first 12 lines of a file? | head -12 | tail -1 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "aar", "user_answer": "SwedeMike"} |
Hi, I've got a DVD full of MP3s, and some of them are corrupt. I've tried dd-ing them to create an image, but that doesn't seem to work. Is there any chance of recovering my tracks? | Best of luck. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "aar", "user_answer": "BlueEagle"} |
I wanted to ask an ot question here on the basis that it was answered last time for me and I've forgotten the answer now. When I use firefox with Adblock and Noscript it stops googlereader working correctly, but there is asimple fix which someone was good enough to tell me last time I was here. I'm really hoping the same person is around which is a big ask because it was awhile ago but here goes! | you should grep the logs if no one can help now | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "coozier", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
Hello, I have a question, In Software Sources -> Ubuntu Software - I must to have all those selected ? | not necessarily, but some software you may wish to use may not be as 'free' as others. see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Gourlis", "user_answer": "Vlet"} |
how do i figure out where an executable file resides? is there a simple command? | 'which app' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "thorny_su1", "user_answer": "tanath"} |
Hey, can somebody recommend a tool for creating RSS-feeds (for podcasting)? Is there one in the standard repositories? | we use wordpress and podpress for our Ubuntu Podcast - http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jaakkome", "user_answer": "popey"} |
How can I change the name of my Ubuntu Machine? | change it in /etc/hostname | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "recursion", "user_answer": "bastidrazor"} |
anyone know how I would go about using more than one device to connect to the internet at a time, I have 2 wireless cards, and one wired, and would like to know how to go about getting them all running at the same time, any ideas? | I don't know how but it should be possible to for example route BitTorrent traffic through one interface and the rest through another | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "also_Tom", "user_answer": "negge"} |
my karmic installation finally gave up the good fight, and now i cant even recover it because it wont accept my password. this is right during finals week. am i boned? | you can also boot into single user mode and reset the password | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "andruk", "user_answer": "dotblank"} |
i have a 320gb external hard disk. when i use it ubuntu, on safe removal, it does not actually power off like in windows. hence, on removal, there is a slight screeching noise from the hdd. how do i force the hdd to power down before removal? or at least stop spinning? | hdparm | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rohan", "user_answer": "dotblank"} |
How do I run a shell script? I've downloaded the file veetle-0.9.6-linux-install.sh that I want to run. I try by typing 'sudo ./veetle-0.9.6-linux-install.sh' and it sais 'sudo: ./veetle-0.9.6-linux-install.sh: command not found' | try sudo sh veetle- etc | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Jockeo", "user_answer": "Cycom"} |
anybody know what is the ' loop ' means in 'mount -o loop *.iso /mnt/iso'...help appreciated | loopback fs.. basically, trat this file as if it were a filesystem. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "legendsohai", "user_answer": "kc8pxy"} |
am i being annoying or being ignored? I'm not figuring that anyone knows the answer to my question i'm just suprised nobody's told me to shut up yet. | Honestly I didn't see your question mate. :D I'm sorry, i'll scroll up now. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kravlin", "user_answer": "H_M-Ubuntu"} |
anybody? if I have 8.04 server and I run do-release-upgrade, will it upgrade to 8.10 or to jaunty? | Depending on what you are using the server for you might want to wait until the next LTS release which you will be able to upgrade to directly | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rroblak", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"} |
I've been trying to get 9.04 or even 8.10 to work on my machine. They both lock up every time a few seconds after the cursor comes up on the login screen. I tried installing 9.04, from scratch and I get the same thing.. any ideas? | does other OS work? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tazbo", "user_answer": "rski"} |
How do I change volume from the command line or something like that? | alsamixer | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "harisund", "user_answer": "rski"} |
what is the command to set flags on a hard drive? | hdparm i think can do it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dusty_", "user_answer": "rski"} |
How to capture video stream like Fraps ? | try xvidcap | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "karab44", "user_answer": "rski"} |
have you checked the help..ubuntu.com wiki? | i'm just reading on ubuntu forums. someone had a suggestion there | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "danbh_intrepid", "user_answer": "ianq"} |
I just did some research into what graphics card to buy. I'm a little confused. is this correct: I either want a nvdia card with the binary driver blob or an amd card with the open source driver | pretty much, personally I think the nvidia praise is a bit dated, I personally haven't had a great experience with their proprietary drivers. But then again, I only own one nvidia card. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "heikovanderheiko", "user_answer": "kunji"} |
where is the OEM install located. I thought it was on the alternate cd, but I don't see it | You need to hit f4 (or f5?), its been moved to 'more installation options' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "danbh_intrepid", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
hi all! does anybody know how can I mark a package to never upgrade? | why? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bugaloo", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
Ubuntu is not working inside a VM yet my hardware is supported, is it possible the VM isn't working correctly...? | what vm are you using? what isn't working? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sumix", "user_answer": "bringatowel"} |
Can anybody tell me how to get my time in Evolution Calendar to be the same as actual time... The calendar is lagging by about an hour | Did you just change the timezone? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "slayton", "user_answer": "dmwit"} |
how to find out whether my drives run in PIO or DMA mode ? | See also the hdparm command. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kartoffelmensch", "user_answer": "dmwit"} |
is there an app to see what folders are using up hard drive space....like in a chart....???.... | accessories -> disk usage analyzer | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "eighthour", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
so what sort of options do I have for customizing the Gnome GUI? (or where can I read about it) | GTK widget themes, window borders for Metacity and Emerald, and icon themes. All available at gnome-look.org. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "naerys", "user_answer": "cellofellow"} |
I'm moving over from fedora (downloading the ISO right now :D), and i'd like to keep my data. I Hear i just go to custom partitioning and choose to keep the /home partition. Is there anything else i should know? | That's it. Just keep your home partition and you'll keep your data | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "strategy", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
can someone plz help me with this xubuntu install to my flash drive? | have you done everything from here --> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "protocol1", "user_answer": "outbackwifi"} |
Is there a decent C++ RAD for Ubuntu? Or is it possible to implement Glade with g++? I've never understood how to do that. | anjuta | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "blah569", "user_answer": "outbackwifi"} |
hi guys, I downloaded ubuntu 8.10 alternate cd for my another pc which has no internet connection.. but when I try to upgrade it, I get a warning message 'The packages could not be authenticated' any solutions will be app | you need to add the gpg keys to the repository | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Gigacore", "user_answer": "outbackwifi"} |
like my way better | copy that script, paste it into a new file called transmission in /etc/init.d; then run 'sudo update-rc.d transmission defaults' to enable automatic starting | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "thanatos", "user_answer": "outbackwifi"} |
argh, this stupid pulseaudio bug is driving me crazy :S why the f***ck if I remove it it has to remove ubuntu-desktop can't seem to find a way arround this stupid bug. | ubuntu-desktop is only a metapackage | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "death_", "user_answer": "outbackwifi"} |
whats a good music player thats more like foobar/winamp instead of itunes organizing crap | amarok | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "GreedyB", "user_answer": "outbackwifi"} |
hi, any alternative for WhereIsIt? catalogue app for Ubuntu? | I think I'd just use a... directory structure, though | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Predat0r", "user_answer": "reisio"} |
Can someone tell me how to burn an .img to a hard disk? I'm trying to install FreeNAS on another disk for another computer. It's an .img file. | a .img is normally a raw disk image; it can be dumped to a harddisk using zcat and dd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Guiri", "user_answer": "outbackwifi"} |
in ubuntu, how to know what hardware attached on our pc? | lshw | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tanto_", "user_answer": "outbackwifi"} |
is there any nice way to copy an ubuntu installation on to another machine? | http://paste.ubuntu.com/745963/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Tulitomaatti", "user_answer": "MonkeyDust"} |
Why is the Nagios from repository so different from the one compiled from source? | ubuntu tends to keep one version of software in repository... they call it debian freeze. they usually rollout changes much later. probably due to changes. you can almost always find ppa for program you are looking for and have up-to-date version | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mimor", "user_answer": "MeanEYE"} |
Hello, does anyone know how to fix python2.5 version problems? I can't install python2.5-dev because the version of python2.5 is higher than the one of python2.5-dev | sudo aptitude install -f; sudo aptitude update; sudo aptitude install python2.5{,-dev} | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "divinegod", "user_answer": "unop"} |
anyone know of a package like skype, but I just need it for text messages | text message on what cell phone ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jpinx", "user_answer": "jpg_ny"} |
Hi...Any Software available to open a password protected rar file ? (I have forgotten my Password of rar) | first you need the package 'build-essential' installed to compile it. 'tar xf filename.bz2' to extract the archive, then 'cd rarcrack-0.2' to go into its directory, then 'make' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "AdminSetup", "user_answer": "LjL"} |
Could someone please check if https://arkenklo.nlame.net is up? | not working here eather | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Arkenklo", "user_answer": "Breakage"} |
Could someone do me a favour and remind me, I can't remember the full name of the wireless software I used in previous installs. Is it 'Madwifi'? | apt-cache search wifi | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Chary", "user_answer": "facefaceface"} |
I want to burn an ISO I have downloaded to 10.04...Which burner should I use ?? | i just righ click on the iso and choose burn to disk | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "moes", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
Let's say my '/etc/sudoers' is broken and I can't remember my root password. How can I reset it? I have physical access to the box. | it's mnot a reinstall, it's setting up a recovery env | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "DeRoSvOs", "user_answer": "ikonia"} |
if i have a laptop with VGA-out (intel integrated graphics card) is it possible to set up a multi-display - like have a separate desktop on each monitor??? | No the VGA is a dump of your lappy screen... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zzdds", "user_answer": "ShackJack"} |
in ubuntu hardy heron version, how do i see what the PC's specs are like what the brand name of the harddrive is inside of it, or name and processor speed, ect..? | sudo lshw | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "guesswho", "user_answer": "Eressolar"} |
How to play swf files in ubuntu? I am not able to play it in mplayer or vlc or in totem | Use a web browser to view .swf | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "srikanth", "user_answer": "Eressolar"} |
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