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If a program was made for KDE - like 'KTurtle' from the Add/Remove Apps - does that mean I shouldn't use it in Ubuntu?
you may use it, but it will use a few more resources if kde libs aren't loaded for any other reason
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{"user_question": "Newbie_Dude", "user_answer": "burner"}
Are all programs downloaded with Synaptic updated via the 'update' tool, or do I need to keep an eye on new versions?
once you install something, update-notifier will tell you if there's a new package you need to install
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{"user_question": "Newbie_Dude", "user_answer": "gdb"}
Anyone ever been able to get a joystick to work in Ubuntu? I read a HowTo and it says a '.joystick' file will be saved to /home/user, but I don't see it there.
In a terminal, try ls -la in a terminal.
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{"user_question": "Newbie_Dude", "user_answer": "ianmcorvidae"}
hey all...guick poll. What does everyone use for Music Management in Ubuntu or Linux in general? I don't like Amarok and Songbird is slow running on XUL.
rhythmbox
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{"user_question": "choudesh", "user_answer": "godofredo"}
What is the command toi install the Dhcp3-client in ubuntu server ed ?
sudo apt-get install dhcp3-client then after it installs the file is in /etc/init.d with the same name. to start it manually, do sudo /etc/init.d/dhcp3-client start
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{"user_question": "vikku", "user_answer": "genii"}
What's the command to get the purple plugin pack for pidgin?
sudo aptitude install libpurple
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{"user_question": "ThanatosDrive", "user_answer": "chowmeined"}
cat /etc/debian_version , anybody?
4.0
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{"user_question": "tzafrir", "user_answer": "Madpilot"}
o I'm building a new web server and I'm trying to decide on which web server to go with. Right now I'm torn between ngnix, apache, & lighttp. Anyone have any experience/suggestions/etc on which is the best. Especially in a low memory environment? The server is running Ubuntu 8.04 also.
I've run lighttpd, I can recommend it.. relatively easy to use, fast, and minimal footprint. I ran it with php as a cgi on a VPS with 64mb of RAM
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{"user_question": "TheNo1Yeti", "user_answer": "kunwon1"}
does ubuntu have something that works like ctrl+alt+del? sometimes firefox freezes my desktop and I lose my mouse and cant do anything
you can always ctrl+alt+F1 - F2 - F3... to get to a console, then 'ps -A' to see the processes and then 'killall process_name' to kill the bugged application.
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{"user_question": "arquebus", "user_answer": "Joker_-_"}
anyone know how to access shared folder from xp in virtualbox?
it's in the 'network'
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{"user_question": "chronic", "user_answer": "Joker_-_"}
what's the link for browsing throught the repositories online?
http://packages.ubuntu.com/
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{"user_question": "ccoffey", "user_answer": "compengi"}
Can I restrict an ssh user to only its homefolder?
You can restrict them to a secure bash shell, which won't let them leave their home folder.
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{"user_question": "riaal", "user_answer": "amidaniel"}
Hey guys when you install j2sdk through apt where does the java bin folder get installed too?
probably /usr/bin or /usr/lib/java/ and symlinked to from /usr/bin
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{"user_question": "Almighty_Henaro", "user_answer": "kitche"}
is there any software for mounting *.iso?
yes -- mount
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{"user_question": "xoRock", "user_answer": "togr"}
hi, anyone here knows what is the name for that kind of program where one could 'record' sessions on your computer so it would be played back again later for demo? for example, if i want to record a 'video' showing how i clicked certain gui settings so that i can show it to others later.?
'screencast recorder' or similar
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{"user_question": "polarheat", "user_answer": "SlimeyPete"}
hey are some of the repos down for anyone else in here?
read the topic
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{"user_question": "iAtheist", "user_answer": "_markt"}
guys anyone of u knows if there's a way to go from ubuntu 32bits to ubuntu 64 bits thru the repos?
Probably better to backup & reinstall
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{"user_question": "arang2", "user_answer": "Stormx2"}
guys using no_root_squash in /etc/exports for NFS is advisable or its considered a security problem
If you need to to access files on the share, it's highly advisable to use it.
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{"user_question": "arang2", "user_answer": "cafuego"}
hi, what is the best way to share stuff between vista and ubuntu (I mean on one computer)?
fatxx
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{"user_question": "kane77", "user_answer": "n00dl3"}
whats the command to apt-get the Xfce window manager and all associated packages installed under xubuntu? I'm currently running regular ubuntu, and want to try something that might be a little lighter on the processor
it's close to that.
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{"user_question": "switchcat", "user_answer": "W9ZEB"}
?.. thats ridiculous.. i've had no problems at all.
in 3 different machines I had done upgrade something got broken! its a fact. My father just upgrade and wireless got fscked.
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{"user_question": "IndyGunFreak", "user_answer": "fungos"}
How do I List all the users and groups in the system?
getent passwd, getent groups
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{"user_question": "thepumpkin_w", "user_answer": "wols"}
How can I install a driver for my ATI Radeon XPRESS 200?
I just went to system>administration>restricted drivers manager
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{"user_question": "nevhood", "user_answer": "oneseventeen"}
Synaptic > 'dvd::rip' to download?
that has something to do with the size of the community, i think. no matter what software you want to install, someone somewhere will have a nice deb repository with it in.
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{"user_question": "Skrypt", "user_answer": "howlingmadhowie"}
if i just want to download a package, what apt-get command would i use? the man page said i would use -d but it didn't tell me which command to use (i.e. apt-get install, apt-get download, etc)
sudo apt-get -d install packagename
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{"user_question": "IndyLucian", "user_answer": "Warbo"}
I have troubles with my wlan..When I write iwconfig, I get three things.. lo, eth0 and eth1 and eth1 seems to be the wlan..wht is it not called wlan0?
does it matter to you?
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{"user_question": "askand", "user_answer": "madam"}
How can i 'pretend' install something with apt? Like see the applications that would be required, which it would install
-s or --simulate
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{"user_question": "godt_lobster", "user_answer": "Flannel"}
is there a program to manage finances?
gnucash
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{"user_question": "rafaelscj", "user_answer": "PriceChild"}
If I upgrad a 'LTS' to a 'non-LTS', what will be the kind of suport?
same support, just won't last until 2010 like dapper
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{"user_question": "rafaelscj", "user_answer": "NickGarvey"}
Hi. I'm currently using Ubuntu but i'm on a windows network that I do not manage. I'm having problems pinging any other machines (windows or linux) by their hostname, and similarly they cannot ping my machine by my hostname. Is there something I 'need to'or can do to make my ubuntu machine compliant with however windows networks are managed?
can you ping by ip#
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{"user_question": "balooo", "user_answer": "dr_willis"}
English help wanted: What does mean 'to page' in man more: 'More is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time.'
each section fitted to your display is one 'page'
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{"user_question": "bullgard4", "user_answer": "rxKaffee"}
the drive. and it says 'can't find dev/sd1 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab'
would that not be sda or sdb or sd1 or sdb1 not sd1?
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{"user_question": "THIS_IS_INSANE", "user_answer": "lapaga"}
how would onelist the processes (in the terminal)?
kill -9 [proc #]
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{"user_question": "biouser", "user_answer": "LucianIndy"}
is anyone aware of any tricks that are needed to get 64-bit ubuntu working under qemu? Everything I try, grub is just hanging during the install phase, and I'm getting the same results invoking grub/grub-install manually
Have you tried Virtual Box, AFIK it is based off of qemu
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{"user_question": "JWheeler", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"}
what are the keyboard shortcuts to switch between workspaces?
you can look at preferences --. keyboard shortcuts to know more
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{"user_question": "arun", "user_answer": "teKnofreak"}
what would make a bash script behave differently when being called by a cron opposed to manually on the command line?
also the user may differ.
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{"user_question": "pobri19", "user_answer": "dr_willis"}
does tribe 4 have the issue that tribe 3 had with the live cd freezing?
use ktorrent, it has this built-in.
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{"user_question": "aaronm", "user_answer": "fyrestrtr"}
Hi, what would happen if I deleted everything in my /tmp folder pls?
it will not harm anything in your system, but you will lose all your temporairy data.. i clean my tmp folder every week..
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{"user_question": "rootyrootrootroo", "user_answer": "fuzzy_logic"}
How do I lease/renew my IP in Linux?
dhclient [interface]
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{"user_question": "Zambezi", "user_answer": "jkthecjer"}
hey all, im looking for something equivalent to Macromedia Fireworks, but for linux.....any suggestions? I have Gimp but havent done much graphics on linux before
Gimp has just about all functionality that photoshop has
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{"user_question": "kruptos_", "user_answer": "PurpZeY"}
isn't it possible to find updates for gutsy anymore?
try http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
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{"user_question": "kavelot", "user_answer": "cusco"}
hello, i was thinkink about upgrading my ram and i know the its a pc2100 (266mhz) but how do you tell if you can go higher?
check the specs on your motherboard
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{"user_question": "Shrimpy_", "user_answer": "roachmmflhyr"}
Corrected: What does /tmp/orbit-username serve?? Can I delete it? Because after I issue netstat -lp I find a whole lot of entries from there.
well, it is in /tmp, so blowing em away won't hurt. just kill the ones from older sessions, to be safe
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{"user_question": "roachmmflhyr", "user_answer": "sipior"}
whats the status of the ubuntuforums.org site, it appears to be down for me, but making sure I did'nt inadvertently block them
it is currently down
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{"user_question": "starcannon", "user_answer": "roachmmflhyr"}
Hi all! Any change we'll get the videos of the tutorials given at Ubuntu Live?
or check out the fridge.
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{"user_question": "sebzzz", "user_answer": "h1st0"}
what command should i use to show which packages i have installed on my system please?
aptitude will show you
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{"user_question": "PirateLeChuck", "user_answer": "Kryten107"}
hey, does anyone know how I can create a file of size X?
like for a 10mb file: dd if=/dev/zero of=myfile bs=1024 count=10240 ?
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{"user_question": "ChaoticMind", "user_answer": "dyrne"}
Hi, at the moment a user called user 'dave' has no permission to write to the folder /Var/WWW I wish to give him this so he can make a website but i do not know how to, can anybody help?
You create a new group in which you add the users you want to have write permissions and then allocate the WWW (or whatever folder) new group's name so people in this group will be able to write providing the chmod correspond to for the group users
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{"user_question": "DMKitsch", "user_answer": "Joupi"}
hi guys. i'm currently trying to install ubuntu from a burned cd, and i got it to boot up, but it's been on the ubuntu loading screen with the dots for close to half an hour now. it's not frozen, but is this normal? i've got no problem being patient but i just want to make sure nothing's wrong, or what to do.
could be a bad burn... I usually use the alternate installer so the full GUI isn't necessary
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{"user_question": "xxkme", "user_answer": "yeats"}
i have free time, what's a gui linux application i could build?
Look at the Ubuntu bounties
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{"user_question": "zango", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"}
What is hte concurrency level (i.e. the --jobs variable in make) for an 8 thread CPU (i7- 2600k)? I want to use 8. Too many could lead in a conflict, too less wouldn't use entire power of the CPU. Right?
use -j9
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{"user_question": "PAB", "user_answer": "sudokill"}
how can I allow another user to 'sudo'?
in the system > admin > users & groups
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{"user_question": "CoasterMaster", "user_answer": "macogw"}
What command do I issue from the command line in order to accomplish the same updates as the update manager (accessed by clicking on the star in the notification area on the gnome-panel)?
sudo apt-get upgrade
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{"user_question": "j85wilson", "user_answer": "CoasterMaster"}
Hello. Which media player can play an xvid avi file and an mp3 audio track simultanously?
vlc can i believe
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{"user_question": "vlt_home", "user_answer": "banlieue"}
is there anyway of showing the CPU temperature? or do i need to download/install something?
type 'sensors' and see if you have it installed
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{"user_question": "Ghaz", "user_answer": "vox754"}
how do I get ubunto to boot in to runlevel 3? i don't want X running as i'm thinking of running this on a server.
runlevels on Ubuntu/debian do not work like other distributions. If you don't want X running, remove it from startup: sudo update-rc.d gdm remove
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{"user_question": "cheeser", "user_answer": "Pici"}
my volume up/down keys no longer affect the volume. i can see the little volume icon come up and it shows the volume going up and down, but it does not affect the system volume. anyone help me with this?
is pcm selected at system > preferences sound?
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{"user_question": "gaten", "user_answer": "CaptainM"}
how do I format my thumb drive?
there's a graphical program called qtparted you can use
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{"user_question": "Billy", "user_answer": "CaptainM"}
will Thunar work well with GNOME?
yes I think so
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{"user_question": "newuser00", "user_answer": "netyire"}
hi all, I'm trying to upgrade to 8.10 from 8.04 with a 8.10 disc on hand, is it possible to use the disc to upgrade instead of letting the package manager fetch the packages from the internet?
only if its the alternate disc
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{"user_question": "netyire", "user_answer": "ziroday"}
hi, is there an obvious way to get the majority of things one would need for developing?
build-essential at least
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{"user_question": "gcarrillo", "user_answer": "mwe"}
is there a way to tell if a package has been updated recently? I.e. if I wanted to find out if the package management system had updated banshee recently, could I find that out?
you can check the dpkg log in /var/log/dpkg.log
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{"user_question": "gcarrillo", "user_answer": "Pici"}
hi, anybody have tutorial how to setup ubuntu 6.* become router? help me pls. aand thanks to respond me.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Router
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{"user_question": "Dj-avu", "user_answer": "xtknight"}
hmm, whats the gutsy channel?
32 bit, dont do 64
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{"user_question": "Shadow6363", "user_answer": "kbrooks"}
hmm, what is the recommended way to change resolution if it does not appear under the preferences list? i usually use dpkg-reconfigure but im wondering if there is something better.
u can probably just add the desired resolution to /etc/X11/xorg.conf
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{"user_question": "Shadow6363", "user_answer": "MasterShrek"}
what kernel does 7.10 use?
2.6.22-14
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{"user_question": "mavric", "user_answer": "leo_rockw"}
i cant run Deluge application, any help please
I had problems with deluge too. Ktorrent works great.
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{"user_question": "niuq", "user_answer": "petervk"}
Does anyone know anything like this: http://www.venturecake.com/10-minutes-to-run-every-windows-app-seamlessly-on-your-ubuntu-desktop/ for vm ware, but works with xp home addition?
that rdesktop trick only works in windows xp pro
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{"user_question": "Puppy_", "user_answer": "petervk"}
hey guys, can someone advise me how to get a terminal app (such as wget or lynx) to pass through a ssh proxy (ssh -d 8080 $remotehost)
check out tsocks
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{"user_question": "andylockran", "user_answer": "jrib"}
Hello Guys..im running Ubuntu 11.10 by a flash drive, and to do that i used the universal-usb-installer.well, it works fine but, how can i change the language from english to something else running a live-cd, or a live-flash-drive? Let me explain better, i cant log-off to change the language because im using a live-cd, and if i do so, its asks me user name and password, which i dont have.
find your username with the whoami command, and change your password with sudo passwd yourusername
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{"user_question": "ygor", "user_answer": "apwbdjp"}
whats the best dark theme for gnome?
look around http://www.gnome-look.org you'll find a good dark theme
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{"user_question": "kahn", "user_answer": "swordfish"}
I hate it when I forget something basic.. How do I show permssions on a file?
chmod
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{"user_question": "MeRodent", "user_answer": "marcelo_"}
is it possible to update to gutsy from the livecd?
rightclick on the channel name in the channel switcher thing
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{"user_question": "MeRodent", "user_answer": "Seveas"}
is there a way i can sort of .. instantly message a user through ssh.. or possibly just accross the network.. but without a central server (like aim)
I'm not sure how, but I suspect it can be done, I've seen it done in XP
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{"user_question": "madman91", "user_answer": "LouisvilleLIP"}
I have a machine booted to a Ubuntu Live USB stick. How do I get to a command prompt?
either Ctrl+Alt+T to open gnome-terminal, or Ctrl+Alt+F1 to go to the console.
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{"user_question": "nosmelc", "user_answer": "apwbdjp"}
in feisty to get an 686 kernel rather than a 386, do i need to install any package?
-generic is a 686
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{"user_question": "riksta", "user_answer": "PriceChild"}
Hey, I had rhythmbox automatically popup when I put in my ipod, now I want it to ask me what I want to open with again when I put in my ipod. How do I do this?
Open a folder (any folder) and go Edit->Preferences->Media->Music Player
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{"user_question": "ryguy", "user_answer": "magikid"}
how do i install new icons in gnome
Just drag and drop onto the theme manager
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{"user_question": "ortio", "user_answer": "Jack_Sparrow"}
is GAIM usually a stable aplication? because it spontaneously closed just now, and its the second time it does that...
the version in feisty is still a beta...
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{"user_question": "fedupwithwindows", "user_answer": "astro76"}
Is there any way to tell apt-get or aptitude to install some custom .deb file that you've downloaded, and to automatically install all dependencies?
try just double clicking on it.. I think the gdebi (?) tool does that
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{"user_question": "coldboot", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis_"}
hey guys I know is off-topic but in #xchat nobody is talking... how do I reply to someone using his nickname... without having to type it? I'm using xchat irc client.
also working on the shell
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{"user_question": "cesc39", "user_answer": "iceroot"}
i'm a little confused by the behaviour of NetworkManager and /etc/network/interfaces (Feisty). It seems that the only way to get NetworkManager to manage an interface is add the 'iface wlan0 inet dhcp' line to interfaces(5) and reboot. If the line's not there, the wlan0 isn't managed. Am I on crack or is this just a bad coincidence?
dpkg -L network-manager, there's a readme that says so
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{"user_question": "mosno", "user_answer": "kyncani"}
question, if i install ubuntu on my secondary IDE drive and install grub on my primary Sata drive will it boot up grub?
yes it should if you install grub to mbr it should detect xp install and set up grub boot menu for you
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{"user_question": "Pucpuc", "user_answer": "noiesmo"}
I just installed crossover office and all its programs seem to be in /opt/cxoffice/bin/ but bash does not know to look in this path.. How do I tell it to look there?
you might need to log out and log back in for changes to take effect
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{"user_question": "gokee2_", "user_answer": "unop"}
how do i get ubuntu to show icons of the desktop for mounted drives? my removable drives and ntfs partitions show up when mounted and go away when umounted. How do I get my vfat partitions to do the same?
gconf-editor /apps/nautilus/desktop , there is a box to check in there
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{"user_question": "wyggler2", "user_answer": "Pelo"}
how can I convert a filesystem from NTFS to linux and mount it at /portal/, preferrably from ubuntu
why do you want to convert it?
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{"user_question": "Stwange", "user_answer": "dystopianray"}
my flash firefox plugin suddenly isn't working, has anyone else experienced similar?
define 'not working'
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{"user_question": "Stwange", "user_answer": "carrus85"}
how do I invert this regex: grep '.*someword.*' > file2 (ie, that prints every line that contains somework, I want the ones that don't
grep with -v
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{"user_question": "Stwange", "user_answer": "Flannel"}
what is the bar at the bottom of gnumeric for (see here: http://img88.imageshack.us/done.php?l=img88/7595/gnubaret6.png)?
+b is ban
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{"user_question": "blag", "user_answer": "Stwange"}
Hi, how can i check my hard disk for errors in karmic?
then 'man smartctl' (sorry not an ubuntu computer right now so i cant look up the exact command)
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{"user_question": "topo", "user_answer": "maco"}
I have a question about the synaptic package manager; I see how to install and uninstall apps, can you use it to upgrade to new versions. I have FireFox 1.5x and want to know if I can use the package manager to upgrade FireFox to 2.x. Is that possible
Ubuntu should pickup that you are running an old version of FireFox and pickup and tell you it has an upgrade.
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{"user_question": "SeanHasAQuestion", "user_answer": "PurpZeY"}
hi guys, anyone knows if there is a Belkin G+ desktop wifi card can be installed in ubuntu? is there a driver available?
ndiswrapper
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{"user_question": "BrodicK", "user_answer": "jack|Helium"}
Are there any decent opensource MMOs that people are playing?
look for a link further down http://kahvipapu.com/blog/2007/06/16/linux-gaming-part-one-first-person-shooters
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{"user_question": "xyc0", "user_answer": "Pelo"}
Hello, is Gnome or KDE more suitable for 256 MB ram?
I would suggest XFCE or Fluxbox with that little amount of ram honestly. xubuntu-desktop is the package to do that or just get the xubuntu cd :_
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{"user_question": "Myelin", "user_answer": "dxdt"}
help! why arent my sda1 and sda2 partition not showing up anymore?
sudo mount -A
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{"user_question": "rolfen", "user_answer": "neverblue"}
how do i create a thumbnail of an image using the gimp GUI - ie how do i 'change image size'?
use image drop down menu scale image
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{"user_question": "rolfen", "user_answer": "eauxnguyen"}
is there a terminal command you can enter to determine the amount of memory in a PC?
whenever you want to find a command use apropos, for example 'apropos memory' will give you a list of commands pertaining to memory
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{"user_question": "IndyGunFreak", "user_answer": "rolfen"}
I am new to ubuntu (and gnome). Can someone tell me what the best pdf viewer for this combinatio0n is?
I believe it's called 'evince'
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{"user_question": "cire_work", "user_answer": "aliendude5300"}
When using 8.04 I would type 'vim filename' at command line to open editor, but in 9.04 vim file name says 'vim not found'. Is VIM not included in 9.04, or was the VIM command in 8.04 a link to VI?
sudo apt-get install vim will install it
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{"user_question": "troythetechguy", "user_answer": "tonsofpcs"}
I was told to run vmstat for diagnostics, but I don't see vmstat in the Ubuntu 7.10 repository. Anyone know where I can find it?
should be installed by default, part of procps.
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{"user_question": "troythetechguy", "user_answer": "void^"}