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is there somebody who help me, I cant change my screen resolution after I upgraded to Feisty
yeah.. take a look at this:http://aidanloughran.co.uk/wordpress/?p=135
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{"user_question": "xukun", "user_answer": "J_a_m_e_s"}
question for you guys: do you know of a good command line utility that I can use to get the diskspace currently used within a folder?
du -sh
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{"user_question": "refefer", "user_answer": "mactimes"}
Does anybody know if KDE has any sort of application like gnome-keyring? I used to have my private key password saved on gnome-keyring, but couldn't do the same with KDE wallet thing.
ssh-add on the command line can unlock a key for the session though
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{"user_question": "mactimes", "user_answer": "maco"}
How do I chose the default browser for http:? Firefox is too big for my computer
System > Preferences > Preferred Apps
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{"user_question": "jjido", "user_answer": "zeroda1"}
Can I set up two different keyboards to do two different things?
I don't have a definite answer, but I do know that unless the application is specifically threaded then it won't be able to take advantage of two keyboards.
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{"user_question": "liquiddoom", "user_answer": "unluckyman"}
What program is it that people use to make their task bars smei-transparent?
Right-click on the task bar and select properties. then choose 'solid color' and adjust the transparency
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{"user_question": "IncredibleHink", "user_answer": "rogermudd"}
how to install font 'Old English Text MT'?
i just installed it. double click the font file, in font viewer click 'install font'
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{"user_question": "vpark", "user_answer": "spidereater"}
does anyone here know of good VoIP software for linux?
wengophone
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{"user_question": "navets", "user_answer": "macogw"}
k thix will probably sound stupid but how do you create a straight line using gimp?
use the pencil tool. click once to define the start position. then hold shift and click the end position
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{"user_question": "navets", "user_answer": "cwatson"}
After updating my Ubuntu 6.10 to Ubuntu 7.04 my screen freezes on the nVidia logo (nVidia screen), what's the problem?
what card
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{"user_question": "Bruhaha", "user_answer": "jmg"}
how do i install java run time environment for mozilla?
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugin
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{"user_question": "coolgeek", "user_answer": "bruenig"}
How do you trick a website into thinking you're running Windows or IE?
usr the 'user agent switcher' plugin for firefox
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{"user_question": "Nrbelex", "user_answer": "jeroensum"}
are there any shortcut keys available while talking on irc.
In most clients, hitting TAB after the first few letters of a name usually does autocomplete
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{"user_question": "armaan", "user_answer": "genii-around"}
how do i beautify my grub menu and multinest my gnome menu?
there is the grub-splashimages package.
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{"user_question": "sam4563", "user_answer": "bobstro"}
Anyone... what is involved in redoing the grub on an installation that has a messed up mbr? I assume you have to boot from a rescue disk, but then what do you do?
grub is the default Ubuntu boot manager. Lost grub after installing windows: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows - Making GRUB floppies & other GRUB howtos: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto
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{"user_question": "TTRanger", "user_answer": "ubotwo"}
hi, I'm trying to use a shared directory, but it doesnt show in 'network'. More over, adfter an smbclient -L localhost, Server and Master remain empty. Any help welcome.
ive noticed those tools and samba tends to not see all my shares. I just enter the actual path in the gnome file manager - ctrl-l smb://servername/sharename and it sees them here.. I naver seen them when i browse the network.
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{"user_question": "zOOd", "user_answer": "dr_willis"}
does anyone know if it's possible to add a user to multiple user groups?
you can use the GNOME groups and users config
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{"user_question": "rhoruns", "user_answer": "xtknight"}
How do I monitor keypresses?
xev
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{"user_question": "yharrow_mobile", "user_answer": "diabolikmachine"}
which file shows the ubuntu version i am on ?
the command is: lsb_release -a
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{"user_question": "hatter", "user_answer": "genii"}
what is the equivalent of dvdshrink for linux ?
acidrip is good
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{"user_question": "hatter", "user_answer": "IndyGunFreak"}
how do i know which user to add to a group if this happens : zmc_dvideo0[8707]: ERR [Failed to open video device /dev/video0: Permission denied]
sudo usermod -G video user
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{"user_question": "hatter", "user_answer": "Enselic"}
this kis kind of a basic question but something is using up 100% of my clock cycles, how would I go about finding out what process is doing that and killing it (sys monitor is no help)
start with 'top'
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{"user_question": "NemesisD", "user_answer": "Faentur"}
How can I change the icon size on the desktop?
i think it's controlled with a gconf key... if you launch gconf-editor and use the search function you'll probably find something relevant
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{"user_question": "keddie", "user_answer": "eck"}
X11 is quitting immediately after it starts, but the Xorg log reports no errors. Where should I look to try to solve this?
most likely not an Xorg issue mroe of a gdm/gnome issue
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{"user_question": "andrewkk", "user_answer": "kitche"}
how do I get window's video codecs, for mpegs and whatnot, for feisty?
you need add a extra repository, and then install the package 'w32codecs'
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{"user_question": "erisco", "user_answer": "creadorcreativo"}
Hi. i have dvd Writer on /media, and there is liunx iso in my /home/iso , No Gui installed, How to write the dvd??
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CdDvdBurning
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{"user_question": "sarthor", "user_answer": "un0p"}
Hi, When i try to start /etc/init.d/shaper , so i got the message.. RTNETLINK answers: No such file or directory... help please....I Read this but unable to understand ,,http://svana.org/kleptog/Packet-Shaping-HOWTO.html
this is an ancient howto. Things changed a lot. Try http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=25911 instead
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{"user_question": "sarthor", "user_answer": "stefg"}
Hi, in ubuntu, i fixed 3 lan cards, and ubunntu give name to that lan cards like, eth0, eth1, eth2, Now i removed the 2 lan cards, and only one eth2 remaining, How can i change this eth2 to eth0, from where we can change or clear these ethX name,
check /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
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{"user_question": "sarthor", "user_answer": "llutz"}
*Can* Ubuntu determine what graphic controller a PC has?
lspci in terminal should give you that info
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{"user_question": "Skip_", "user_answer": "IdleOne"}
how can I telnet over tor? what command would I use?
you can add torify to the beginning of any command to make it work through Tor
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{"user_question": "Gerro", "user_answer": "FunnyLookinHat"}
When I try to install Fiesty from the Live CD it gives me an error when I get to the keyboard layout part. The error is 'ConsoleSetup failed with exit code 139. Further information may be found in /var/log/syslog. Do you want to try running this step again before continuing? If you do not, your installation may fail entirely or may be broken.'
continue, what can it hurt?
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{"user_question": "Tru7h", "user_answer": "EADG_"}
Hi, I've a dual-monitor Linux workstation and a MacBook. I put MacBook between two monitors. Now I can move my Linux mouse from one Linux monitor (:0.0) to another (:0.1) or vice versa. I'm thinking about if possible for such a configuration of my computers/monitors. If I could add a third virtual desktop (:0.2), but the virtual desktop don't match any real monitor (since I don't have one more), but only for a vncviewer connect to the MacBook, so I can m
x2x might interest you (http://x2x.dottedmag.net/trac/do)
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{"user_question": "wangchun", "user_answer": "sjoerd"}
PhilK:How to get the cube to appear?
you need to get a driver, and Beryl installed
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{"user_question": "Parmenion", "user_answer": "ferret_0567"}
uhm, shouldn't 'swap' show up under 'df'?
swapoff
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{"user_question": "Kinks", "user_answer": "serkan`c"}
whats the name of that gnome starter bar that works with beryl
Avant Window Manager to be precise
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{"user_question": "rambo3", "user_answer": "platman"}
How is this program called to start another X session in a window?
sudo apt-get install xnest; Then use gdmflexiserver --xnest to start a session.
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{"user_question": "mpoz2", "user_answer": "Brucevdk"}
Hi There! anybody have info regarding nVidia 8600GT compatability ?? (couldn't find anything regarding it)
there are reports of the 8 series not working properly yet
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{"user_question": "UdiOron", "user_answer": "fenrig"}
how do you uninstall an app that you 'sudo aptitude install'ed
sudo aptitude remove --purge <packagename>
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{"user_question": "martin", "user_answer": "thebillywayne"}
commercial such as ?
Opera, REalPlayer, etc.
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{"user_question": "DARKGuy", "user_answer": "thebillywayne"}
i've installed java 6, but 'java -version' still comes up with 4.1.2.4; how can i fix this?
sudo update-alternatives --config java
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{"user_question": "Crav", "user_answer": "xtknight"}
how do i install java 1.5 or 1.6?
aptitude install sun-java6-jre
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{"user_question": "Crav", "user_answer": "khermans"}
is there a way to create a ubuntu live cd with the programs one chooses? Something just like the ubuntu live cd (which can be installed) but only with the things you choose...
yes reconstructor but it is young
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{"user_question": "debaser", "user_answer": "kdogg"}
Any Opera users here?
Flash doesn't work in Opera so Opera is useless
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{"user_question": "foug", "user_answer": "maek"}
anyone know which driver to install to get an ATI TV Wonder Elite tv tuner card working?
: i had to install a binary ati version just now to get my 9600xt to work .. don't know if this info might help ?
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{"user_question": "d0lph1nK1ng", "user_answer": "BlueScreenKid"}
I want to see what ports, sockets and whatever else I can find are running
use nmap to scan for open ports
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{"user_question": "biouser", "user_answer": "usser"}
there is a mac-style menu where you can make your icons zoom and rotate, like for a quicklist or something.. what is that named please?
isn't that a beryl thing?
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{"user_question": "kludge", "user_answer": "snowman"}
how do i kill something in 'top' within the terminal?
kill -11 $pid
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{"user_question": "Och4", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
Guys can I install ubuntu 7.4 Feisty Fawn in text mode ?
alternate is the way to go. i used it because the default LiveCD didn't offer xfs fs
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{"user_question": "verb3k", "user_answer": "Impaque"}
The random pixels even show up on the BIOS settings and login screen, not just GNOME
sounds like a hardware problem.
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{"user_question": "hidnshadows", "user_answer": "nincompooop"}
I have a promise 'raid' card that I'm using as an additional SATA controller, the drives which are attached to it are part of a ZFS pool. At reboot, these devices are normally initialized as /dev/sd[e-h]. However, sometimes they're initialized before the disks attached directly to my motherboard, which causes the ZFS pool to think that they've failed, and it then fails to mount the pool. How
something like this http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-assign-static-names-to-scsi-devices.html but make sure the udev rules you use are valid (old article)
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{"user_question": "RobbieCrash", "user_answer": "ejer"}
Is it possible to set time limits on user accounts? If so, how? (I'm looking for some parental control)
research linux kiosks.
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{"user_question": "wiglaf", "user_answer": "n2diy"}
Where's the compiz entry in the menu? (7.10)
`sudo lshw` will give you a rundown of all your hardware
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{"user_question": "JC_Denton_", "user_answer": "Pici"}
Does someon know how to make diferent file appear in different colors on the bash?
if you want it to default to showing colors, add a line to your .bashrc that says 'alias ls='ls --color=auto''
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{"user_question": "olimpico", "user_answer": "Possum"}
Hello. I was wondering if someone could help me setup syntax highligthing with vim ... I have just installed ubuntu 6.10 and when I type 'vi' it reports 7.0.35. I uncommented the line in /etc/vim/vimrc 'syntax on' but now vi complains that the syntax command is not available in this version. Any ideas?
'sudo apt-get install vim'
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{"user_question": "zbus", "user_answer": "cafuego"}
Hello all! Has anyone heard of such a problem? I've just installed festy fawn on a toshiba laptop and the sound volume is very low. I'm playing an mp3 and i can bearly hear it. The volumes are at max (volume control in gnome and alsamixer in CLI). The sound card is a Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02). What to do?
go to ubuntuforums and search toshiba sound fix
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{"user_question": "huXfluX", "user_answer": "zeroday"}
I have downloaded computertemp from gnomefiles and wonder how I start the application in the panel? Can't find it :S
right click on panel and sellllllllllect add to panel
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{"user_question": "mEck0", "user_answer": "zeroday"}
After upgrading to Feisty, I now have a network icon on my system tray area that I can't seem to get rid of. Does anyone else have this problem?
That is the network manager for wireles roaming
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{"user_question": "Fnyar", "user_answer": "zeroday"}
Morning.. What is the name of the standard window manager.
gnome (metacity)
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{"user_question": "pschulz01", "user_answer": "zeroday"}
'Most (but not all) programs/packages available with apt-get install will also be available from the Synaptic Package Manager.' Which ones does Synaptic not provide?
I see that but I disagree. To my knowledge, synaptic doesn't filter any packages.
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{"user_question": "bullgard", "user_answer": "m0se5"}
I'm not able to bridge my network connections with vmware or virtualbox...any reason why i can't with the latest kernel and feisty?
Yes, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware
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{"user_question": "spar-due", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"}
anyone know the command to show who has loggin to a server?
there is no such command afaik but you can grep that info out of /var/log/auth.log and there a logcheck scripts that i.e. mail this stuff to you.
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{"user_question": "CapriSkye", "user_answer": "idefixx"}
Hi, which ports should I open for Bittorrent?
the default port for most bit torrent progs is 6881, although you could use almost anything. I would recommend somewhere between 10000 and 60000.
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{"user_question": "megafauna", "user_answer": "brenix"}
I have a limited ram system. When I close any program it does not release all the ram. Any way to do it manually?
pull the power cord
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{"user_question": "lapaga", "user_answer": "dgags"}
Where do i put a font file? (pcf)
it would be in the /usr/share/fonts/.... folder
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{"user_question": "Boglizk", "user_answer": "brenix"}
Does anyone know how to bring back the panel object that's like the systray in windows?
add notification area
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{"user_question": "tomer", "user_answer": "aro"}
is there any way i can find all files in the system with group ID 12345 ?
find / -group 12345
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{"user_question": "samuel", "user_answer": "petr4"}
Is there a list of bugs discovered since the release of 7.04 anywhere?
check out launchpad
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{"user_question": "Miasma-", "user_answer": "Enselic_"}
Is anyone in here officially Ubuntu tech support? or is it open for whoever wants to help?
this is free support. everyone in here is a volunteer
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{"user_question": "underwatercow", "user_answer": "strabes"}
question: with aptitude we had the parameter search to go through the package list...any equivalent on apt-get? or on the console in general?
apt-cache search pattern or what do you look for?
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{"user_question": "scheuri", "user_answer": "llutz"}
i have 2 intel x64 CPUs, is it ok intsalling amd64 system/app on it, or it's only for AMD?
intel too
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{"user_question": "Keller", "user_answer": "llutz"}
Hello, is there a faxing tool (preferably a simple command line tool) in Ubuntu ?
efax
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{"user_question": "AnAnt", "user_answer": "llutz"}
How can I change the default scrollbar style? On this laptop with Ubuntu, the scrollbars appear normal/what I'm used to. On another laptop with Ubuntu 11.04 and now running Gnome again, the scrollbars are different and a scrollbar tool appears on hover, but otherwise disappears when cursor leaves. I do not like this style of scrolling. I want to change it. I do not see option to change it within Appearance Preferences including when
sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar liboverlay-scrollbar-0.1-0
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{"user_question": "james41855", "user_answer": "evgeny"}
how do i shut off the slapping of the bongos @ login screen?
delete /usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/stereo/desktop-login.ogg
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{"user_question": "crawler", "user_answer": "llutz"}
Hi, how do I find out which process is bound to a specific port?
netstat -tulpen
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{"user_question": "zzorn", "user_answer": "llutz"}
Hi all. How can I switch from openjdk java to Sun java ?
sudo update-alternatives
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{"user_question": "ngirard", "user_answer": "llutz"}
hello! I would like to do a complete copy of an IMAP mailbox from my isp to my local filesystem in some standard format (i.e. I want to do a backup). What application can I use to do this? Thanks!
imapcopy
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{"user_question": "fdr", "user_answer": "llutz"}
how to hibernate from terminal in ubuntu?? or set shortcut for hibernate??
pm-suspend
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{"user_question": "vaibhav", "user_answer": "llutz"}
when i run sudo cat /dev/null > /var/spool/mail/root, it says permission denied. I have recently authenticated to root, so im not sure what the issue is
sudo bash -c 'cat /dev/null >/var/spool/mail/root'
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{"user_question": "MACscr", "user_answer": "anddam"}
How do I kill all instances of processes that are (php filename.php) without just killing all php processes?
pkill filename
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{"user_question": "giggsey", "user_answer": "llutz"}
Hi! Is there a console utility to record from microphone to a file?
mm.. search for 'swiss knife sound' in synaptic.. I can't remember what it's called
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{"user_question": "replman", "user_answer": "Slart"}
how does one setup pulseaudio if he is using fluxbox instead of gnome. Is there a command to start it up?
man pulseaudio
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{"user_question": "Led_Zeppelin", "user_answer": "gnnr"}
guys, how do I install a .deb file? I got opera binary as .deb... im guessing thats ok for ubuntu?
sudo dpkg -i debifle.de
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{"user_question": "Newb", "user_answer": "usser"}
how to set permission so that i can access html files and edit them in /var/www
i'll let someone else help you
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{"user_question": "savio", "user_answer": "gnnr"}
what is the command to check the current version of ubuntu
lsb_release -a
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{"user_question": "ross_", "user_answer": "usser"}
Ok, I just installed 8.04 on a test box, now I want to lock it down before going 'live' with it. I want to install a root kit detector, and a firewall, suggestions?
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AppArmor https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFirewall
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{"user_question": "n2diy", "user_answer": "usser"}
anyone know how to install the latest beta of firefox on 7.10 a64? I wanted to give the the beta3 a try but not sure what to do
and run it as /opt/firefox3/firefox
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{"user_question": "jc", "user_answer": "usser"}
is it possible to make the panels transparent?
right click properties->background style slider
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{"user_question": "Ayabara", "user_answer": "usser"}
If I want to remote control a ubuntu desktop over the internet, what is the best way for me to do that?
take a look at openvpn
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{"user_question": "badkitty", "user_answer": "usser"}
Hi, it seems apt-get knows somehow when there are updates on the net but I can't see any cron job for it, how?
update-notifier
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{"user_question": "edgy", "user_answer": "usser"}
in gnome nautilus allows me to mount my ntfs drive by clicking on it's icon (957 Gb) media or what not. I want to know the script/command nautilus executes so I can do it in XFCE? Can anyone help me with that?
mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sd[your partition name] /media/windows
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{"user_question": "plazia", "user_answer": "usser"}
Is ther source code for a package usually in the ubuntu repos? I need the source code for the version of python i'm using but I can't find it in the repos
its in the repos use apt-get source command
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{"user_question": "sprink", "user_answer": "usser"}
where's the list of current processes in gnome?
command top
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{"user_question": "Khoix", "user_answer": "usser"}
can rhythmbox play mp4 podcasts???
rhythmbox is an audio player
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{"user_question": "dashnu", "user_answer": "usser"}
Audaciteedo most people install ubuntu-restricted-extras? and do most people install all of it?
sudo umount <mountpoint>
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{"user_question": "kristian_", "user_answer": "usser"}
hey guys question about irc, what would the address of this channell look like?? i.e. irc://
irc://irc.freenode.net/ubuntu
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{"user_question": "usser", "user_answer": "Rubin"}
what port\s does samba run on?
137-139,445
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{"user_question": "riotkittie", "user_answer": "usser"}
I have 10.04 LTS When comes next LTS version, is it usually easy to dist-upgrade to it?
but with EVERY upgrade, you run the risk of things breaking
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{"user_question": "cillo564", "user_answer": "TheEvilPhoenix"}
what package to I install to choose which desktop effects I want?
ccsm
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{"user_question": "kanuha", "user_answer": "usser"}
http://www.malibyte.net/iptables/scripts/functions
/etc/init.d/skeleton is the thing you looking for
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{"user_question": "Belboz99", "user_answer": "usser"}
hello, upgrade is totally stalled at file 1158/1410, what should I do? (will keep it running overnight work? :-)
leave it or interrupt, up to you. if the latter it will resume when you redo it
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{"user_question": "bobrik", "user_answer": "bimberi"}