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am trying this VirtualBox, i already added my user to the vboxusers, but when i launch VirtualBox it says still to add the user to vboxuserrs | forgive me if i already shared this with you, but you might get better help about virtualbox on one of their irc channels: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Community | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bulmer", "user_answer": "dug_"} |
whats is HAL in xorg.conf file -> # commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used | hardware abstraction layer i think | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "BuFF", "user_answer": "dug_"} |
how do I get apt-get remove to remove all config files too? | everything working then with the --purge option? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "KevinOman", "user_answer": "dug_"} |
redforce_.. will you do me a favor? | which favor? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dormedas", "user_answer": "redforce_"} |
anybody know of any software for testing network connections? trying to determine if i have a software issue or hardware issue | iperf | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pteague", "user_answer": "popey"} |
Hi there... I'll try to install Ubuntu 7.04 on my slave hard disk, which contains some files (no OS there). Ubuntu's partitioner can be safely used to create another partition in this HD? | it works, that's all i know | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lucashungaro", "user_answer": "rexy_"} |
I have a Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 sound card and a Logitech X-530 5.1 speaker set... the sound is okay but I got an interference noise at the central speaker all the time. Does anyone know what's happening? | creative.com (but SB drivers are included with ubuntu) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lucashungaro", "user_answer": "SlimeyPete"} |
bottom line is that xorg.conf is NOT obsolete. There are cases where you can get by without one. Its still a transition time. Idiots saying 'blame nvidia' are on a moral crusade and not one to actually help you. | that's correct about nvidia. If nouveau comes that far, I will surely use it... After all I am an avid open-source fan too, but if something works good I have to accept it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rgr", "user_answer": "lucas"} |
after I log onto my computer there is a screen that is brown and says ubuntu, nautilus loads, other apps load and I want to what thtat screen is called so I can change the shit brown window ... anyone help? | you're looking for the splash screen | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pacal", "user_answer": "Jowi"} |
how to enable 3D mode in chess?? | you need hardware accelrated drivers | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Kwafoo", "user_answer": "Johto"} |
Is there a way to make ssh connect even if there is a RSA key sum failure? | remove the know key from the know keys file in ~/.ssh/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "stefano", "user_answer": "sslashes"} |
Hi all, I realise that this is incredibly unsupported and all that. But what are the technical possibilities of moving my home directory onto a new partition without reinstalling ubuntu? | very easy... just mv /home /home2, mkdir /home, mount the new drive as /home and cp -R /home2/* /home | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "elliotjhug", "user_answer": "Calin24"} |
how to check which version of Ubuntu I'm running on server? | lsb_release -a | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tparcina", "user_answer": "genii"} |
how's a guy supposed to watch some smut without a codec? | aptitude install win32codecs perhaps? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "RandomUsr", "user_answer": "solid_liq"} |
how fast are fresh ubuntus suppose to start up | mine starting in ~80 seconds, fresh from dell. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Ryuho", "user_answer": "marty_"} |
question: i've lost sound when looking at youtube.... i've rebooted and i have sound on startup and when playing other media, but i can't watch youtube with sound any more??? anyone? | there are some commands that will probably fix that | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "livingdaylight", "user_answer": "Ryuho"} |
how can i get a list of all ppa's i use ? | /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "aanti", "user_answer": "zykotick9"} |
I need to install Winblows on my system. But there is no ntfs partition on my HDD at the moment. Is it possible to create a partition from Ubuntu and then reboot and install winblows on there? | use gparted to shrink a partition and make room for a new one | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "toyimp", "user_answer": "bucky"} |
i need to install ubuntu on a slow laptop and i dont have a way to burn cds and all i have is a live cd is there a way t odo this? | there are a few options detailed at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Zofo", "user_answer": "pike_"} |
hi! Is it possible to 'update' packages from i386 to amd64? | only by reinstalling completely | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "adac", "user_answer": "Seveas"} |
where can i find icons? like i want the icons that show up when i put a shortcut up on my desktop | gnome-look.org | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "shavex", "user_answer": "Evanlec"} |
why won't graveman accept any audio for burning to an audio CD except WAV's? | sounds like a highly application specific error, i would search on their website | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "brownie17", "user_answer": "Evanlec"} |
I'm new to Ubuntu (and Linux). My laptop speakers and headphone jack aren't working. Can anyone help? | did you look in preferances in volume control , there are about 40 different channels, one of them might work. worth a try. might be a driver problem. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "meatwad", "user_answer": "recon69"} |
ok, my nvidia drivers got fragged again after an update, was trying to reinstalled the driver but the nvidia installer cant seem to find my linux-headers , where would they be on my HD? | sudo apt-get install linux-headers I think. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "recon69", "user_answer": "MrObvious"} |
Anyone remember how Ubuntu used to have a splash/progress popup after GDM, in gnome, that would indicate as various bits of gnome were started? What's the name of that package, and can I get it for hardy? | gnome-splashscreen-manager | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bombshelter13", "user_answer": "mroc"} |
If I have user Alice and user Bob, I also have group Alice and group Bob. Can I add Bob to the group Alice? | adds the Bob user to the Alice group | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "datakid", "user_answer": "Dulak"} |
how do you load a module again? I forgot | 'sudo modprobe foo' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ubuntuaddicted", "user_answer": "zykotick9"} |
looking for a rule-of-thumb explanation of when I need a regular package, and when I need a '-dev' package. Or when I need both. For example, libxml2 / libxml2-dev | dev package if you plan to develop or compile against the library | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "djwonk", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
can anyone tell the command to restrat the network after changing IP address?? | sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Xman", "user_answer": "AstralSin"} |
how can i change the owner of a folder from rrot to a specific user? | chown - use man chown in terminal to learn it - but be careful | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "chad", "user_answer": "warbler"} |
how do i get to the gnome configuration tool? | menu-system-preferences-control center - then main menu-system tools | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "W9ZEB", "user_answer": "warbler"} |
There are any script that downloads youtube videos? | handy script, written in python.. support restricted youtube video too | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pcinistro", "user_answer": "mypapit"} |
i removed something from my panel which allowed me to choose wireless networks ot connect to, but i can't find it in the 'add to panel' window... does anyone know what its name is? | yes , it called notifications something | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "benzss", "user_answer": "administrator"} |
Hey all. How do I take a full desktop installation back to a basic server install? | sudo apt-get purge ubuntu-desktop | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Creeture", "user_answer": "Exteris"} |
anyone know where virtualbox under windows saves its disk image files | Try searching for *.vdi'? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "magic_ninja", "user_answer": "c0mp13371331337"} |
can i get some help with my webcam ? | does it work in cheese? that's all the help i got - best of luck. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "scatterp", "user_answer": "zykotick9"} |
Are the forums down for everyone else, or is it just me (as usual)? | they're down. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "c0mp13371331337", "user_answer": "dragon_"} |
After having switched from an NVIDIA card to an old ATI card (which lacks fglrx driver support), I'm trying to get GLX working. In my xorg log, I'm getting: 'Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible NVIDIA X driver not found)', even after completely removing the NVIDIA binary drivers. Anyone have any pointers? | /etc/X11/xorg.conf | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "c0mp13371331337", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
are there any third-party repositories to install the acrobat reader under Feisty? | Check out automatix for stuff like that, or the ubuntu guide for 3rd party stuff. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cosmodad_", "user_answer": "nandemonai"} |
my question is : is it ipossible to change the size of the elements of hte dash ? (i'm not speaking about the icons of the launcher) | fyi, apt scripts are all configured for one direction only - upgrade. so trying to downgrade will ususally result in very broken config files/etc. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Gorfo", "user_answer": "zykotick9"} |
what are the minimum hw requirements for Ubuntu 7 Desktop/Server edition? | if it's really old hardware, you should go with the alternate install disc | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "TheSaint", "user_answer": "Adlai"} |
which will be a good packet generator in ubuntu? | try hping | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rags", "user_answer": "sipior"} |
does Ubuntu 7.10-beta have some sort of built-in VNC server like x11vnc? | 7.04 already has this. Gnome brings vino, and KDE krfb | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fluffles", "user_answer": "nbkr"} |
Hi, how can I see my processor speed in ubuntu ? | Try cat /proc/cpuinfo | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "der|kunstler", "user_answer": "nbkr"} |
so.. ubuntu forums are down :( Any thought on how I can tell which process is using port XX on my box? | not sure, but have a look at the program netstat | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jlilly", "user_answer": "Ziroday"} |
isn't left and right arrow with some other key supposed to have compiz switch viewports? | default is ctrl+alt+left arrow | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "calc", "user_answer": "Ziroday"} |
hello, anyone knows the name of pretty new distro based on ubuntu or debian (not sure), with preinstalled 'macos like' dock. It is very lightweight, cute and sexy distro. | maybe Elementary OS? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mtree", "user_answer": "wlcosta"} |
is there a hotkey for a 'run' command? | in gnome, alt+f2 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Tortured", "user_answer": "DARKGuy"} |
if I try locate cvscedega it just shows stuff in .WineCVS but it's not there | sudo find / -name cvscedega | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "progek", "user_answer": "ckin2001"} |
nm. rtorrent is for Dapper, is there some bittornet client for feisty ? | there is a good tutorial and shortcut description on theirs site | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Some_ux", "user_answer": "velko"} |
Well, since there seems to be no proper way to tell Ubuntu about my brand new Nvidia card, 'xemacs /etc/X11/xorg.conf' will be my friend now. | it's a work in progress, but it may help you | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "aurel42", "user_answer": "ikonia"} |
hi, has anybody got a dell XPS M1330? | wireless is a bit shaky in general still with linux, but it's going to change for the better soon | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "spike", "user_answer": "rexy_"} |
i'm using it atm for my acx111 card, but it is a wrapper around windows drivers, so you can get very odd bugs. i'm replacing my wireless with one that is natively supported | acx111 cards do have native drivers iirc | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rexy_", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
hi. Is it possible to install grub on a hard disk that's partition type is 'linux raid autodetect' and then the root partition is an LVM? | grub ussually goes on the MBR, outside of partitions, other then that i dont know how grub interacts with raid disks or lvm | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "misc--", "user_answer": "rexy_"} |
I'm trying to find out what chipset an installed sata controller uses... How can I do that? | lspci ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Vlet", "user_answer": "rexy_"} |
Is there any tool available to convert to/from Windows linebreaks? | sudo apt-get install tofrodos | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cdm10", "user_answer": "Stroganoff"} |
is there a site that lists all of the feisty backports? | it lists all the repos | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "newpers", "user_answer": "cdm10"} |
How do I read a certain number of bytes from a file (from the terminal)? | i think theres numerous ways. check out man page for 'head' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cdm10", "user_answer": "Rubin"} |
how can I change alsa NOT to have separate sounds for master and headphones? | I had that exact problem, and I can help you, but I'd prefer a PM | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ErikHK", "user_answer": "cdm10"} |
I'm on feisty, and when I use gparted to try to edit my partition, it won't allow me to do anything, all of the options are grayed out....and help? | download the gparted livecd from the gparted site, I find it more reliable than gparted from the Ubuntu livecd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "odai", "user_answer": "cdm10"} |
can someone help me with upgrading to gutsy? | open the terminal thingy in the upgrade, see if it's asking you any questions | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lomez", "user_answer": "cdm10"} |
Does anyone here have a Logitech wireless keyboard/mouse? I'd like to get one, but I don't know how well it'll work with LInux. | 3 of them, they work seamlessly | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cdm10", "user_answer": "Get_A_Fix"} |
Does Ubuntu support Bluetooth mice and keyboards? | i believe so | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cdm10", "user_answer": "MasterShrek"} |
how do I edit grub configuration ? | 'sudo update-grub' might/should automatically add it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Armageddon", "user_answer": "zykotick9"} |
Have you tried restarting your computer? | yeah, though i'll try another time and see what happens | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cdm10", "user_answer": "kevinG"} |
if I install only general packages and I do NOT run X, what would be different than running a ubuntu server edition? | nothing. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "maul^", "user_answer": "SlimeyPete"} |
is there an ftp mirror somewhere in the world where i can get the latest intrepid? i've visited most of the mirrors i've seen listed and the intrepid folders have been empty | We don't recommend you pursue intrepid unless you're prepared for heavy troubleshooting. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "phayz", "user_answer": "bobertdos"} |
how do i keep eth0 from binding to a specific network card? whenever i swap cards, it increments from eth0 to eth1, but i always want it to redetect the first one as eth0 | I'm not sure exactly what you do in that file but I'm pretty sure that's where you need to be | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "yellowbugs", "user_answer": "mcrandello"} |
hi can someone tell me an apllication like netlimiter but for linux? | wondershaper | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cuyok", "user_answer": "dho_ragus"} |
Can anyone help me with a video card problem? I need to disable the internal intel video card on my computer. | that would be a bios thing | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hhp2k", "user_answer": "tonyyarusso"} |
I tried to install an Nvidia driver, and it said I needed to run it as root, how would I do that? | sudo -su? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "joseph_", "user_answer": "Mrowkojad"} |
i need a shortcut key to minimize all the running apps on my desktop somthing i can bind to the the middle mouse button | I just click the little box icon on the panel. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "grendal_prime", "user_answer": "pajamian"} |
are u there? | smack | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "JCDG", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
whats gnomebreaker and k3b? | cd/dvd burners | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "decay", "user_answer": "DARKGuy"} |
whats a good known dock program? | but chances are, it won't be easy :) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "decay", "user_answer": "troxor"} |
Hi all ! I was considering switching to ubuntu from a source-based distrib to reduce time spent in working on the distro, but I don't like the 6-month schedule. I'd like a distribution that is has no freezing time, always upstream. Is there a way/a repo to make ubuntu behave like that ? | stability will be an issue though | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tipote", "user_answer": "SlimeyPete"} |
hi! how do i set up default user names for specific ssh servers, for the standard ssh client? | in ~/.ssh/config | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "magnetron", "user_answer": "diskin"} |
hello, can anyone tell me how can i get a 'home folder' icon on my desktop? | clik on 'Places', then drag the home folder to the desktop | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dan_", "user_answer": "alexbOrsova"} |
If you WINE an installer, will the installer put stuff all over your system or does wine stick it all in 1 folder? | contains a virtual windows C drive there | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Flynsarmy", "user_answer": "SuperQ"} |
Hello, am trying to install a second nic onto my feist server. After a new install none of the nics seem to be working. Anyone got any ideas? | if none of them work might be an irq conflict | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "m310107", "user_answer": "dariuskane"} |
how to linten mp3 | use an applicaion like xmms, videolanplayer, amarok, etc etc | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fryan", "user_answer": "zeeble"} |
what's the name of the ugly blue shell app that you can run to configure video and keyboard? | dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "xIke", "user_answer": "Daisuke_Laptop"} |
How I do change back to icon view on the application preferences? All my applications is showing menus as text and not icons. | go to system, settings, menu and ... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "salah", "user_answer": "HighNo"} |
how can I make Ubuntu (7.10) re-auto-generate my X.org conf? the list of resolutions and refresh rates is all weird :S | sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "etotheipi", "user_answer": "KlrSpz"} |
i screwed my sudoers file and I cannot use sudo now, how could i fix it? | in recovery mode, yes | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "TuTUX", "user_answer": "stdin"} |
Hi, I've 2 distincts disk partitions for / and /home: how can I safely/easily reduce a little bit the / to enlarge the /home ? (they are contignous partitions) | gparted is pretty good, sudo apt-get install gparted | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "puccio", "user_answer": "wanger"} |
How do I identify which /dev/? my newly connected USB external hard drive is connected to? | dmesg| tail | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "urthmover", "user_answer": "pepperjack"} |
what will cause APCI to stick @ the top of my list on PowerTOP? | gremlins? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jeeves_Moss", "user_answer": "pepperjack"} |
here is a simple poser for any one who can answer. i recently installed 9.04 on COMPAQ EVO n610c laptop with built in ATI mobility graphics, after updating to the new recommended driver and catalyst. now when i reboot the screen is garbled and unusable. is there a way to enter a safe graphics mode so i can undo those changes? | i typically just use the open driver for ati. i find it very good for 2d stuff | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Baal", "user_answer": "pepperjack"} |
hello, i cant add an ISO (not Ubuntu ISO) to USB creator assistant in Ubu 11.04 | the usb creator in ubuntu ONLY works for ubuntu ISOs - unetbootin perhaps? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zaxonspox", "user_answer": "zykotick9"} |
I'm currently running Gnome, but if I wanted to try out KDE on my machine, how would I go about switching in a manner that would allow me to easily go back to gnome? | sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop then at login just click 'sessions' button to login to either gnome or kde | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Stoffer", "user_answer": "pepperjack"} |
Is there a where command in bash? | either which or locate | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Devourer", "user_answer": "Frogzoo"} |
How can I install the basic Java SDK so I can use the command javac? | sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Devourer", "user_answer": "CoasterMaster"} |
Hi. Does anyone know of a program or script to rename my music based on tags? | easy tag | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "technilogica", "user_answer": "Paddy_EIRE"} |
hello, where do i set in rhythmbox that when the playlist is finished rhythmbox starts from the beggining ? | repeat.. looks like a circle with an arrow going around in the top icons | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "marko-_-", "user_answer": "bastidrazor"} |
I need to find out the info of my NTFS partition to add it to the fstab, how would I do that? | sudo fdisk -l | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lloyd__", "user_answer": "Jack_Sparrow"} |
hey guys does anyone know if madwifi supports usb wireless adapters? | check out http://linux-wless.passys.nl to see for a specific model | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Adnan_", "user_answer": "macogw"} |
How do you search for files? | you can use 'locate filename' in terminal | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Devo", "user_answer": "sk0t"} |
Hi... I have a weird issue: after installing FontMatrix (I have quite a few fonts, I had them all installed, but then removed them) I don't have any visible text in my Firefox browser (Opera works fine though). Any ideas? | checked the ff configuration for fonts ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jurgentje", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
how do i umount a volume by UUID? | umount /dev/dist/by-id/uuid_here | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "oompaloompa", "user_answer": "Seveas"} |
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