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Is there a way to tell terminal that I want to run each command with sudo until exit? Or do I need to type sudo each time? | Type 'sudo bash'. Then it's basically like you're root until you type 'exit'. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Priest", "user_answer": "SirAlexander"} |
Does do-release-upgrade only do one release-upgrade at one time? Currently I'd like to use it to do a direct update from Maverick to Oneiric, but all it offers is natty | Yes, only one release at a time. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "SunTsu", "user_answer": "MeanEYE"} |
How can I copy a logical volume? | you could use gparted (gnome partition editor in add/remove) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ryanakca", "user_answer": "InvaderAmoto"} |
hi, what does 'ltsp' and 'cli' stands for ? These files exists under the preseed/ folder of the hardy CDrom | Command Line Interface (Text instead of icons) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "AlexCONRAD", "user_answer": "komputes"} |
how do i see what my comp specs are by the term? | lspci lsusb are two places to see the hardware | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jonathon", "user_answer": "goat|lappy"} |
Hi, is there an Ubuntu-specific eee PC channel? | most there run ubuntu-eee | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cfm", "user_answer": "goat|lappy"} |
incomplete? it works great for me | o is actually for other owner is u | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "goat|lappy", "user_answer": "usser"} |
can anyone give me linkage to a simple overview of how the scheduler works in the latest Linux kernel provided with ubuntu? | i advise you to read Linux kernel Development by Robert Love | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sharperguy", "user_answer": "selven_"} |
can anyone recommend a really customizable terminal that supports transparency and possible no file menu? | xfce4-terminal is pretty good (and doesn't actually need xfce4 to work) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "SirBob1701", "user_answer": "[RICE]"} |
Has anyone noticed hard drive failure lately for external hard drives? I seem to randomly get I/O errors. I've even gone so far as to put in a replacement hard drive with the same err. | might be a connection problem, or a damaged enclosure. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sdls", "user_answer": "sipior"} |
is it me or is the nvidia support getting worse? my new karmic install doesn't even see my graphics card as needing proprietry drivers =( | Its you. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zeroXten", "user_answer": "nperry"} |
Hey all, quick question. How can I make a tar.lzma from a massive text file via linux terminal? | tar --lzma -cf foo.tar.lzma /path/* | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Gaming4JC", "user_answer": "llutz"} |
Hi. I just upgraded to Hardy Heron (8.04) and /dev/hda, /dev/hdb and /dev/hdc just disappeared. Anyone got any ideas on what happened? | they pbbly turned into sda sdb and sdc :) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Leif", "user_answer": "usser"} |
Hi - Trying to see if I can load Hardy Heron on a friends computer - It's the Live CD version. When it comes up almost to desktop it's asking for a username - it has never done this before on any computer I've always been able to start right up on the desktop to chec k and see if network card works, video, sound etc. any idea's ? ? ? | verify the integrity of the disk (from the first menu you see) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "annie_g", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
Fryguy: Sorry - still newbie to some degree here - Where is the '~/.firefox directory' in 'etc' ? | the '~' means your home dir | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "annie_g", "user_answer": "Seven_Six_Two"} |
how does one disable the insert key ? | press insert | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "leehambley", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
hi how do i overwrite a read only file using cream? | sudo nano or gksido gedit | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ToneWhy", "user_answer": "Jack_Sparrow"} |
good afternoon- evening, or whatever. I'm trying to use my new GPS usb dongle. It's an ND-100S, but ubuntu 10.04 doesn't seem to recognise it out of the box. can anyone tell me which of these ports I should fill in instead of 'n' in this command? gpsd /dev/ttyUSBn. I've pasted the result of dmesg | tail here: http://paste.ubuntu.com/476048/ Thanks in advance. | run: lsusb ,one line will identify the device. Use that in websearches | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "britta", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"} |
have you checked the list of stored wireless networks to see if there are any conflicting entries named 'linksys' ? | yea, i'v cleaned the list out, where should i look though | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "n00dle", "user_answer": "frenzy42"} |
anyone know a good network manager application ? | wicd isn't in the repos, but you can get it at http://wicd.net | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Madara", "user_answer": "adam7"} |
Question: Is it possible to turn on specific desktop affects? I want one or two affects (blender doesn't agree with all of them, so i can't use them all), but i dont want the rest. | install the ccsm tool and tweak them all day long. :) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Leefmc", "user_answer": "Dr_willis_"} |
Question: How do i eject a USB Device, and how do i 'know' it is ejected, so i can be sure of a safe removal? | I just right click the icon on the desktop and push unmount or whatever. Or you can always do it in a terminal sudo umount /media/mountpoint | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Leefmc", "user_answer": "MrObvious"} |
Question: Anyone know anything about getting an MX Revolution to work with Ubuntu? Mine works with my laptop, but not my Mac Pro | iam using a rev now but havnt bothered to set up the extra buttons | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Leefmc", "user_answer": "koshar1"} |
hello there im trying to change the color of the gnome ubuntu menu from the default black to white, I dont seem to have any .gtkrc directory in which to edit it as google suggests. Any ideas? | then restart the panel afterwards | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "quaddi", "user_answer": "steviebuns"} |
ergh. is the md5sum for Hardy Desktop x86 not posted, or am I just looking in the wrong place? | it is | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jamrun9", "user_answer": "zo"} |
hello room; Just wanted to see if anyone can confirm the apt repository ca.archives.ubuntu.com as being down. | yes its down | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "davou", "user_answer": "legend2440"} |
ping/nslookup works, but i gen connection refused on everything else. can anyone please help me debug? | look in /etc/resolve.conf, is your name server there | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "skiptree", "user_answer": "gnuskool"} |
can anyone tell me if there is a thing thats like limewire for ubuntu? | gtk-gnutella is another alternative | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "m3gach33zy", "user_answer": "glitsj16"} |
I keep having to hard boot the computer because it all just stops functioning, is there a place to see the logs so I can find out what is causing the crashes? | /var/log/messages and /var/log/syslog are possible places to start looking | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "frogmeat", "user_answer": "glitsj16"} |
On Hardy, totem (gstreamer) is playing an encrypted DVD in black and white, with a green bar along the bottom. Mplayer works fine with the same DVD. How can I 'un-fuck' totem? | you can try changing gstreamer's video output settings with gstreamer-properties (that command is part of the 'gnome-media' package in the repo's) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "twb", "user_answer": "glitsj16"} |
do you use pulseaudio ? if so, have you set mpd to use pulseaudio output ? | no it's using alsa | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "glitsj16", "user_answer": "gldtn"} |
IS no one going to tell me how ubuntu is supposed to tell me the temperature and why it's not working? | /etc/security/limits.conf might have a way of setting it to unlimited, not sure | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ariqs", "user_answer": "glitsj16"} |
guys I forgot my ssh passphrase. What can I do to recover/make a new one? | i dont think you can recover.. make a new key with ssk-keygen perhaps | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "DaniG2k", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
Do you know how well the beta works? | i've been using it for about 2 weeks without glitches | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "chrols", "user_answer": "glitsj16"} |
can anyone help me get firestarter to autostart after reboot, i'm using ubuntu 8.04? | you don't actually need firestarter running for the firewall to run, but in case you want to, just add 'firestarter' command to your autostart section | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mythomaniac", "user_answer": "glitsj16"} |
there's http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/apt-get-apticron-send-email-upgrades-available/ .. might be just the thing you're looking for | thanks | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "glitsj16", "user_answer": "ALPSINC"} |
can somebody help me to play rmvb videos on my hardy 64bits? | have you tried http://www.ubuntugeek.com/install-mplayer-and-multimedia-codecs-libdvdcss2w32codecsw64codecs-in-ubuntu-804-hardy-heron.html ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "PPKuma", "user_answer": "glitsj16"} |
what's a very light weight httpd server? | http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/wa-ltwebserv/index.html?ca=dgr-lnxw07LW-WebServers&S_TACT=105AGX59&S_CMP=grsitelnxw07 presents an overview of options | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vjacob", "user_answer": "glitsj16"} |
slari: ok how can i fix the source avi as devede seemed to work ok for other avi's i had | https://launchpad.net/~jre-phoenix/+archive/ppa offers a PPA for peerguard, have you tried that? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pretender_", "user_answer": "glitsj16"} |
is there any way to see if an audio interface is sending audio? I have a PCTV card which seems to be working properly, but there is no audio. | u can use pavucontrol to check your audio playback stream(s) if you're using pulseaudio | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "XiXaQ", "user_answer": "glitsj16"} |
anyone tried firefox3.5 from https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-daily/+archive/ppa is it safe to have 3.0.x and 3.5 installed at same time? | ys it's safe, the get a separate profile and start command | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hypn0", "user_answer": "glitsj16"} |
How would I escape this so that it actually works properly? alias foo='echo 'It's a bar!'' | alias foo='echo 'it'\''s a bar!'' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "canthus13", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"} |
how to run audacious on Ubuntu in terminal without exiting audaciuos when i close terminal? | then it will run in background . for example : gimp & | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "BuFF", "user_answer": "patric_"} |
upped to 8.04 and now there's no place to select different styles of mouse pointers. moved? removed? or am i lsot? | system>preferences>appearance>theme>customize>pointer | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "arfarf", "user_answer": "legend2440"} |
Howdy. Quick question: Is there a place I can see what ./configure options a mainainer used when building a package? (Specifically, smbclient.) | grab the source package and read debian/rules | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vorondil_", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
what would be the opposite of this command: $ sudo apt-get autoremove --purge compiz* libcompiz* libdeco* emerald* libemerald* | sudo apt-get install allthosepackages | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "PdUb101", "user_answer": "jbroome"} |
How can one add file-roller shortcut into accessories tab so he can start file-roller without need to type into terminal? | right click on menu > edit menu > new item | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pedja_portugalac", "user_answer": "Ali_ix"} |
I really need an answer, guys! --> I want to put Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on an empty USB. What type/format should the USB be and what file system should I use? | Use a fat32 File system. Use Ubuntbootin to put your Ubuntu ISO onto your USB flash drive. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "NoTV__", "user_answer": "Ibis"} |
hi *. Does anyone know how to check wthat is the model numbre of my sata HD? I can't find the file in /proc | dmesg should tell you | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mrwoody", "user_answer": "wols"} |
Hi *. I would like to backup my rood directory. Would something like this work 'cp -a * /mnt/tmp' ? | :http://psychocats.s465.sureserver.com/ubuntu/backup | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mrwoody", "user_answer": "zvacet"} |
hi, im trying to stream bbc iplayer in firefox, w/ kubuntu. it doesn't play, says 'xine plugin playback finished'. what do i need to install or update to play iplayer? | hafe you installed flash? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mrcar", "user_answer": "DRebellion"} |
I want to put Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on an empty USB. What type/format should the USB be and what file system should I use? | format and file system are the same thing, make it ext4 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "NoTV__", "user_answer": "edbian"} |
anybody knows fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon and could tell me, what that is good for? | user space file system I think | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "norman_x", "user_answer": "Slart"} |
i edited songs on my ipod from rhythmbox and when i use the ipod it says no songs but when i connect it rhythmbox can still see them. any ideas? | Use gtkpod with your ipod, it works better I think. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kontagious", "user_answer": "Flare183"} |
After upgrading to Hardy the lower right pane of Evolution E-Mail is missing. How to restore it at the expense ofthe upper right pane? | the reading pane ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bullgard4", "user_answer": "Veristal"} |
i don't see any obvious central time options under adjust time/date...are developers looking into redoing the way clock settings are changed under ubuntu? i.e. listing by time zone instead of places? | 'man date', then set the time with 'sudo date' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "meltingclock", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
how do i check what driver a pci device is using? im sure there is a command for this. | lshw ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "the_eraser", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
what is the command for downloading from the web by CLI? | wget or curl | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Rhorse", "user_answer": "Slart"} |
I am having some trouble with a tutorial. The tutorial is teaching me how to write shell scripts and as an example it had me create the directory bin in my home directory which properly added like it was supposed to and I can execute from it. But the tutorial also asked me to create a .bash_profile in the bin directory and restart. I put the two alias examples in it but neither one seems to work. What's wrong? | no, it's just supposed to be in your homedir | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ShinjinAkage", "user_answer": "iank"} |
can you use kde programs in gnome? | of course.. you just have to install kdelibs, which synaptic will do w/o issue | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "_0tt0v0nc4t_", "user_answer": "IndyGunFreak"} |
Is there a way to get a logical partition (ext3) to give users read write (same as /home) access on boot? | just change permission on the mount points | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "[Relic]", "user_answer": "unop"} |
how can I make a dynamically expandable /home partition? | lvm | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "anonymouss", "user_answer": "wols"} |
ok, kdevelop isn't in the repos? | try synaptic | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "atomicity", "user_answer": "almoxarife"} |
In the newer versions of Ubuntu (i.e. Oneiric) is there a way to configure the launch bar to launch another instance of what you click on instead of restoring the already opened instance? | Right-click on it and see if there's an option | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "KaiForce", "user_answer": "jpds"} |
Where are sftp filesystems mounted in nautilus kept? | .gvfs? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "MenZa", "user_answer": "jpds"} |
hi folks. is there a database in the internet with all known USB-IDs as used by lsusb? | Look at: less $(which update-pciids) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "anix", "user_answer": "jpds"} |
at ubuntu the latest release is always the better? | the LTS one is usually more stable | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bucaneiro", "user_answer": "Ben64"} |
hello. what are the advantages/disadvantages of 64-bit ubuntu? i have a 64 bit dual core processor (Athlon64x2) and i'm thinking of going with the 64-bit version of Blender | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/32bit_and_64bit | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dto", "user_answer": "jpds"} |
hi, folks. How do I tell upstart to not automatically start a service (mysql)? | https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/upstart/+bug/94065 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jwendell", "user_answer": "jpds"} |
can any one tell me how to scroll the content in gnome-terminal without using mouse | shift + page up | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "t2mahesh", "user_answer": "edbian"} |
recommended way to install firefox 3 | install from hardy-updates | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "balgarath", "user_answer": "jpds"} |
how do i forward an email from gmail? | click forward top right, or bottom right | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "robertzaccour", "user_answer": "daftykins"} |
one last thing before i go if thats ok guys, thanks for the last answer. I need to make a bin bash txt file to autostart a program, is there a way to make it wait before it starts like wait 5 first then the rest of the code needed? | sleep number_of_seconds | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Cosworth1", "user_answer": "mgolisch"} |
blanking out .... what is the application that tells all about the different hardware in my laptop? | suod lshw | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hou5ton", "user_answer": "Thoku"} |
Does anyone use Firebug 1.2 w/Firefox 3.0rc1 on linux? I'm asking before I ask because I'm doubtful anyone does. | i thought firebug doesn't work with firefox 3 yet? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sevard", "user_answer": "hi"} |
Anyone have a suggestion as to a good, free, Linux friendly Virtual Machine? | virtualbox-ose, kvm, qemu, xen, and there are some others | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Yachaziel", "user_answer": "Starnestommy"} |
ok, since no one has any useful advice for me, I have a general question. why does ubuntu by default make filesystems mount read-only on error, if X and everything else utterly fails when / is read-only? | feel free to propose it via brainstorm/blueprint | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gwern", "user_answer": "crimsun"} |
OT: Can someone tell me when there will be the first results for the US presidential elections on Tue? | The networks aren't allowed to call the election until the polls close at 8:00, but results will be coming in and pundits talking their heads off for hours before that. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "loevborg", "user_answer": "RyanPrior"} |
hi guys, i have a .tgz file but i cant seem to install it | tgz is an archive file, not something that gets installed | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "monk_ubuntu", "user_answer": "Ben64"} |
does the shortcut super + number work with the numpad keys ???? | yes is does here | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Cerda", "user_answer": "SirDeiu"} |
i moved home on separate partition and now xface is whining about .dmrc need to have 644 permission (or something) and it says that home should be owned only by user and only user can have privilages.so what do i need to do with .dmrc and what 'options' i need to set in fstab for home partition? | The command to set ownership is: $ 'sudo chown user:user FILENAME' the one for permissions is: $ 'chmod 644 FILENAME' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "poopuser", "user_answer": "renegade444"} |
does anyone know where the Xchat logs are kept? | check in ~/.xchat | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "look", "user_answer": "[_miT_]"} |
is there a way I can see the drivers used for my network card? | lshw -c network | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jwormy", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"} |
how do I view my xorg log file? | cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | less (to be exact command in your terminal) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "In-Sane``", "user_answer": "IcemanV9"} |
where can i see reboot,halt log for my machine? | /var/log/syslog | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "msshams", "user_answer": "In-Sane``"} |
what happens when i execute mv (single filename) *.iso | depends on what *.iso matches | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "danag1", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
Nick to be here. I have a removable harddisk. All partations are NTFS. My problem is one of the partitions won't automount. I have googled, but have no idea. | mount by hand. see if any errors show up | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "holmescn", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
Hey could someone help me figure out why my wifi card's connection only lasts two seconds? | /etc/init.d/networking that is | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Treeh416", "user_answer": "amireldor"} |
another question I think you might have the answrt to. with kde I use katapult as a quick app launcher. I understand gnome has a similar quick app launcher. What is it called? | gnome-do | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zanberdo", "user_answer": "Odd-rationale"} |
A co-worker of mine inadvertently overwrote the /etc/sudoers file with one that is owned by a user other than root. Now all sudo commands reply that the file must be owned by root. How can I change ownership if I can't sudo chmod the file? | sinan: please don't use that term pejoratively. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zanberdo", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
question: what group must a user be a member of in order to ssh into a machine? | fresh install | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zanberdo", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
ok, so the question thats been answered a billion times, can someone just give me a quick opinion, is there really any benefit to using the amd64 version over the i386 version?, and is there any drawbacks? | if you don't have 4 gigs or more of memory there's not much point for now imo. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "metalpres", "user_answer": "orphean"} |
how do i change file associations? | : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=374660 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "loluser", "user_answer": "nakedgoat"} |
firefox only starts in fullscreen mode, so i cant resize the window, i have to close it via xkill - any ideas? | F11 ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "blumm", "user_answer": "genii"} |
hi guys, say i want to search for a .bat on my system somewhere, what is the command for that? | locate .bat | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kong", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
hey, i just installed tild, but from some reason all text i write, is written but disapears with the next key stroke anybody fromiliar with this problem? | imo tilda is'nt half as good as the kde equivalent yakuake | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kakoonia", "user_answer": "anirudh0"} |
is it possible to move an entire Ubuntu install from one hard disk to another ? | not a good idea att all | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Get_A_Fix", "user_answer": "anirudh0"} |
I have a problem ,I download a chm document ,but I can't read it evan I installed the chmsee which can't run .The chm reader for firefox can't support my firefox3.0 .Does anyone who can help me ? | xchm or gnochm | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hchufeng", "user_answer": "anirudh0"} |
hey guys, in ubuntu 8.04 i have several problems with mozilla firefox. 1) it doesnt play flash applications instantly, i have to click on each (there is a symbol of flash). and 2) - sometimes it doesn't play sound in youtube. i watch a few videos, and then i have to restart the computer :( | eg: flashblock puts a flash icon ..the one you described | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pavel_", "user_answer": "anirudh0"} |
where are the mysql binaries? such as mysqldump? | thats a terminal cmd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "oneseventeen", "user_answer": "anirudh0"} |
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