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A memory dump obtains the line: 'CPU 0: Hot: hi: 0, btch: 1 usd: 0 Cold: hi:0, btch: 1 usd: 0' (http://ubuntuusers.de/paste/14722/). What do these abbreviations mean? | why does it matter cat /proc/meminfo | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bullgard4", "user_answer": "Sargun"} |
English help wanted: What is the English name of the last (bottom) menu item of the Gnome main menu 'System'? | on mine, the bottom item under the system menu is 'Quit' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bullgard4", "user_answer": "CheshireViking"} |
is there some way to get the xdcmp thing in ubuntu to run the gnome stuff but not the background? | just turn the background image to blank. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "psst", "user_answer": "macd"} |
Synaptic: 'telepathy-butterfly: MSN connection manager for telepathy that handles presence, personal messages, conversations, avatars, groups and audio/video chat.' What does 'MSN'stand for? | originally microsoft network, now live. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bullgard", "user_answer": "arand"} |
where can i get dektop apps like a calender thats built in to the dektop i know windows can do that | gnome has gDesklets to do what you want | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "darkangel_", "user_answer": "preaction_"} |
how to play youtube flash video on totem? | download the video and open with totem | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "yellow_chicken", "user_answer": "onur_"} |
hey guys, i've decided to move over to Ubuntu soon, and i have a question about crossfire, how does it work under ubuntu? | for the open source driver see http://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature there is also a proprietary driver | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "roflblidborg", "user_answer": "escott"} |
hi guys .. i bought a new harddisk and use it as external with enclosure .. the problem is linux did not detect the hdd ... what should i do? | try the enclosure in another computer to make sure that it acutally works first, beyond that I'm not sure. I do know that some kernels just don't play nice with interfaces on some enclosures. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "KeeNaF", "user_answer": "JohnPhys"} |
I have a laptop that cannot be connected to internet and dosenot have make files or dpkg, any way to install make in it so i can install other stuff on it | look into aptoncd ... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fastfinger", "user_answer": "Jack_Sparrow"} |
how can i remove a directory which is not empty? | rm -rf but be careful with it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "christine_", "user_answer": "PingFloyd"} |
i'm trying to compile something that needs the libglade2.0 headers and apparently it can't find them, how can i compile the headers? | you need liblglade2.0-dev, then | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hosk", "user_answer": "tritium"} |
hello, how can I converte a file from .zip to tar.gz ? | unzip it, then recompress it as .tar.gz | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dZen|n|", "user_answer": "Megaqwerty"} |
Can I use the Alternate CD to upgrade my distro or do I have to actually boot off of it? | Last time, I used the alt. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dragonmantank", "user_answer": "Malachi"} |
anyone know of a good graphical editor like dreamweaver? | you might try nvu | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nospi", "user_answer": "nalioth"} |
After adding my secondary NTFS HD to my FSTAB what do I type into refresh my mounted HDs? | this is assuming you put your hard drive as auto in your fstab | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "JW_610", "user_answer": "preaction"} |
edgy is stable folks | So is Windows for complete newbies | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "shane634", "user_answer": "U-Anon"} |
what player do I need to play dvds? | mplayer or totem | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gravemind", "user_answer": "shane634"} |
I have this huge 1gb file with a random name and no clue what it is, how can I find out? I don't want to open the entire thing in a hex editor maybe just the header | file randomname | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gerro", "user_answer": "cast"} |
Hello guyes , i need assistance on this .. am on ubuntu Live-CD trying to resize my windows 7 partition , but i'm unable to .. there is a ! mark in-front of the ntfs partition ! | Also, of course, make sure you shut down properly. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ubnix", "user_answer": "djr013"} |
is there any way to disable snap-window temporally? | you maybe able to set a hot key to turn it off in compizconfig-settings-manager < Software center. look in the unity plugin | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mfilipe", "user_answer": "jcook_5xdata"} |
Is there a way to change the background that appears before the gdm login window comes up? | sys -> prefs -> login | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Pir8", "user_answer": "Frogzoo"} |
I need help does anyone know if it's possible to migrate firefox extentions from windows to ubuntu? | ~/.mozilla/firefox | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "PrimoTurbo", "user_answer": "netrat"} |
Is there a command to find out how much memory is in usage? | free -m | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "octoberdan", "user_answer": "stefg"} |
does anyone know what version of python ubuntu 11.4 runs, im just curious if its 2 or 3 | 2.7.1 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "andrea_", "user_answer": "danslo"} |
quick question. will ubuntu run on an intel xeon platform? | I don't know if Ubuntu supports it, but that's what you should look for. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nightrid3r", "user_answer": "ohzie"} |
Any suggestions on what PCI wireless NIC to get? I only need 54mbit | something with a ralink rt73 or rt2X00 chipset | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "noteventime", "user_answer": "nightrid3r"} |
If I install Ubuntu Dapper can I upgrade to Feisty now using apt-get dist-upgrade? | see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FeistyUpgrades | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Marlun", "user_answer": "Rooy"} |
anyone can help me? thanks! | what did you download it with? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pinkyGal", "user_answer": "preVail"} |
what sound card do you have again? | arock k7vt4a + | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Ashbringer", "user_answer": "sogen"} |
Is there some sort of guide somewhere on dealing with kernel panics? | theres a bunch of pages on the ubuntu wiki, especially the kernel section | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "matthewgreyling", "user_answer": "ohsix"} |
when I return from hibernate the pc crashes with 'pnp: failed to activate device 00:0b Can anyone help??? | it might be the soundcard... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "madsrh", "user_answer": "LjL"} |
i'm trying to use sed in a bash script to read to the nth line of a file: sed -n 'LINENUM{p;q;}' FILENUM. But i can't find a way to use a variable as the line number, any suggestions? | sed -n '$LINENUM..' file | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gnudoc", "user_answer": "unop"} |
anyone could recommena a good book to learn c++? | thinking in c++ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fatyoga", "user_answer": "surface"} |
is it worth getting any anti-v software for ubuntu, or can i rely on updates? | but it wouldn't hurt | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "chris2077", "user_answer": "javaJake"} |
does anyone know where i can get a static IP for a desktop/server for free | you tried http://www.madasafish.com/features/static-ip.asp | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sacater", "user_answer": "chris2316"} |
is there a program for linux that allows to send messages across local networks to other computers? | there's also regular mail.. im.. irc etc | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "LupinZX", "user_answer": "Slart"} |
If I Place a script file into ...etc/init.d/ and then do an update will this cause that script to run as a service everytime the computer turns on? | you might benefit from reading this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBootupHowto | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "IBM1234", "user_answer": "yeats"} |
ALL: Is anybody free? :( | you might be interested in: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization/6%2e06 nd/or https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "^^CatTuX^^", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
hi all! which driver from nvidia site is best for geforce 2 mx400? | see if it came with uninstall instructions. It should have made a backup of xorg.conf, check ls -lrt /etc/X11 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "s3booo", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
Hi all, Could anyone tell me what's the difference between the update-manager and aptitude dist-upgrade/apt-get dist-upgrade? | update-manager has a gui | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cyt", "user_answer": "Answer"} |
Why in feisty is the linux-image-k7 obsoleted by linux-image-generic? | generic is k8/smp image | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hang3r", "user_answer": "slavik"} |
What has happend to inittab on (k)ubuntu? | the things that used to be in it are mostly controlled by the scripts in /etc/event.d/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hw__", "user_answer": "eck"} |
where is the feisty out of beta???? | system -> preferences -> removable drives and media | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Kaplan_", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
Hi, skype has been crashing and failing to start for the last two days on both 11.04 and 10.10, does anyone know why? | http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/05/skype-crashed-today-heres-a-fix/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cutout", "user_answer": "Jcook_5xData"} |
btw, are there install cd's available without the live-part? so it immediatly starts installing without running from cd first ? | try the alternate cd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Desmaano", "user_answer": "tbuss"} |
very new to linux, was wondering how to stream movies from a windows comp to ubuntu. I'm able to share files between the two, just not movies | then you can just play the videos via that | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tbuss", "user_answer": "mjunx"} |
does anyone know why this is keeping me from compiling an app No package 'libxml-2.0' found | Try looking for something with a name like that using 'apt-cache search libxml' then you can install through Synaptic, aptitude, apt-get, etc. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tbuss", "user_answer": "Warbo"} |
Come on people! there must be a way to tell ubuntu to retry the upgrade? | 'sudo apt-get dist-upgrade'? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "regebro", "user_answer": "nosrednaekim"} |
hi - how do I configure 4 virtual desktops instead of 2? | install the compizconfig-settings-manager, general->desktop-> horizontal desktop size | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wimdows", "user_answer": "nosrednaekim"} |
does anyone know a GNOME version of Kooka (OCR program)? | xsane is a Gtk SANE frontend, if that's what you want | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "erstazi", "user_answer": "HymnToLife"} |
Any thoughts on what the best(easiest to setup) mail server would be for edgy? | setting up dovecot was quote straightforward (dapper though but little will have changed) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Ben701", "user_answer": "bimberi"} |
hi all, does anyone know how to write into a file the string '#!/bin/sh' with echo command ? echo seems to bug when i tell it to write '#!' | using single quotes makes it escape special characters | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "guillaume_", "user_answer": "c0nv1ct"} |
A really easy question, how do I style the top and bottom panel? | right-click on an empty spot, then go 'Properties'. You should be able to change colour, transparency, size, etc. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "VII", "user_answer": "pauldaoust"} |
hey guys, can someone explain me how to un-install a kernel package? | otherwise use the package manager and search for the version numbers like 2.4.5-32 or whatever to get the exact ones | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "memand", "user_answer": "zelozelos"} |
how do I get mp3 support in Rythmbox? | then you should be able to play them w/ rhythmbox | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Ax3", "user_answer": "cables"} |
where should i turn to to report problem with launchpad.net???? | file a bug at launchpad :) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "stone-unix", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
hey there how do you add links to applications in the //Applications//Internet dropdown thingo. Cheers. | system -> prefs -> menu layout | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gesus", "user_answer": "sexcopter"} |
hey is there any way to play half-life in ubuntu without installing wine? | there is no direct linux version of Steam software, or half life. Have to use Cedega or wine. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gesus", "user_answer": "drew"} |
hello. i've searched google but couldn't really find anything helpful. this is pretty much a n00b question --> is it possible to add an shortcut to a web address in a normal ubuntu folder?? for example, say i wanted to add an icon on the desktop which linked to 'www.ubuntu.com' ?? | You could make a launcher that runs something like 'firefox www.website.com', not sure about the exact syntax though | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gesus", "user_answer": "asc"} |
I was considering using photoshop through wine, but I have a feeling it'll be slow on my laptop, so instead of a dual boot--where I'd have to go back and forth between nix and win--Im thinking wubi would be the best way to go, dunno | you may also consider gimp (heresy I know) or !VirtualBox | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "MattEdward", "user_answer": "escott"} |
nevermind, guess there's one way to find out. write huge file to /tmp | 'mount' will tell you where yours is. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Terminus", "user_answer": "mrtimdog"} |
I tried to backup a DVD with K9 copy. It failed, and I cant seem to find the temp file so I can free up the 4 gigs I lost in the process. I checked root .trash and my user .trash | do a 'du -h' in the /tmp dir and look for big files | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Jack_Sparrow", "user_answer": "smros"} |
Can anyone help me setup a network Dell Printer? I cannot locate the drivers after they have been installed. | check linuxprinting.org database | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "omni_", "user_answer": "bazhang"} |
is there any way to change volumes of different speakers or to change from 2 to 5.1 standard with gnome tools? when using OSS | dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "juice`", "user_answer": "Pelo"} |
gyaresu.. Chinese? ni hao | using alien to install rpms in debian | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "techie", "user_answer": "bill-nz"} |
Is Amarok originally for Gnome? | no kde, works fine on gnome | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Joshooa", "user_answer": "Frogzoo"} |
when i change menu.lst do I need to run update-grub? | its dynamic | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "morphinex", "user_answer": "ikonia_"} |
(excuse my interruption)I am doing a apt-get upgrade, and used 'D' to display the difference between my 'my.cnf' and the distribution's version. I am at the <END> line, and don't know how to resume. | press q | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "meloware", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Can anyone spare a second an PM me, asking the question in the chat isnt doing anything | don't know much about fdisk | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "inpho", "user_answer": "ktron"} |
Hey all i'm used to using fedora core but i thoguht i give kubuntu or ubuntu a try but i boot off the cd it takes so long i give up is there a way of installing of the cd without going in ubuntu thus saving me a one hour wait time? | Not pretty though. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "MK007", "user_answer": "abelstr"} |
What needs to be done to switch fro GNOME to XFCE? I'm downloading all of XFCE's stuff now. | http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purexfce | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "xelados", "user_answer": "abelstr"} |
hi. what command can i run in the terminal to see how much RAM im using? | free | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "alecjwj", "user_answer": "neildarlow"} |
how does one edit the gui Applications menu without using the gui editor? The gui editor doesn't work. | maybe gedit ~/.local/share/applications/name.desktop | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "excelsior", "user_answer": "frotzed"} |
is there a way to refresh/rescan the wireless networks list? | from the command line you would do something like: iwlist eth1 scanning | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "danshtr", "user_answer": "eck"} |
On ubuntu 11.04, using firefox and any youtube videos or similar play sound but have a white space where the video should be, any ideas whats wrong? | only thing i found was a solution was installing the x64 adobe flash file but that only worked for so long it got laggy while it was tryin to use two flash versions | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bacchus87", "user_answer": "teddyroosebelt"} |
Hi there. I've been installing Ubuntu on an Acer Travelmate 4100, and a problem has turned out. The Live CD worked fine, but when I try to boot to it, I get a blank, black screen. The laptop has an ATI card of some sort, and I've heard that it doesn't go too well with X. Is there anything I can do? | should get you back up | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "qebab", "user_answer": "pike_"} |
what app would you reccomend for internet radio browsing / exploring? i've seen streamtuner, but it hasn't been updated in 3 years, so maybe there's something better ... | look up songbird | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ortega10", "user_answer": "Pollywog"} |
question: I've always been running debian but since I'm spreading out linux to my relatives I think it might be good changing everything to ubuntu since it's got a little more user friendly wiki etc, anyway, I never really understood if it's possible to have something alike 'stable' in sources.list to that it'll use all the new soft from stable releases, is this possible? | if Ubuntu does not work out for the newbies you can try Linspire or Freespire because they are very newbie friendly even if not too geek friendly | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "marcus__", "user_answer": "Pollywog"} |
Whats the terminal command to list kernel version? | uname | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ubafka", "user_answer": "ikonia"} |
Is there anybody who can help me with getting my dual-boot to work????? | what is the problem | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "DPi1", "user_answer": "badkitty"} |
why isn't kiba-dock not in the repository? | It's not stable | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "DPic", "user_answer": "Jordan_U_"} |
finally able to backup some files :D | pidgin isn't in feisy, it'll be in Gutsy | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "blockcipher", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
difference between alternate and desktop iso? | Desktop is livecd based; alternative is a text installer | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vafada", "user_answer": "joejaxx"} |
I'm having a problem with firefox. I was running WoW via wine and changed the resolution in game and WoW locked up. I hit control alt backspace to restart X and rebooted the PC. Now I keep getting a segmentation fault when trying to run Firefox, any ideas? | : fastest solution? donwload new firefox, run that , all settings will be there... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "billymeter", "user_answer": "unimatrix9"} |
Hey all, a friend of mine has his own page hosted on ubuntu server. And he has some kind of hidden adds, when you enter the page. Can you give me some advice on how to fix this ? | have you looked at /var/www/? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dgx", "user_answer": "q_a_z_steve"} |
can anyone help me with a driver problem ? i have a hp pavilion dv6162ea but i cant get the webcam to work in gutsy. | some webcams are tricky | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "snake_", "user_answer": "IndyGunFreak"} |
what is the command to configure xorg from the terminal | 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "snake_", "user_answer": "slytherin"} |
hi guys .. I want to add/remove program but this error msg appear .. 'E: Archive directory /var/cache/apt/archives/partial is missing.' .. what should i do? | in a console type 'sudo mkdir /var/cache/apt/archives/partial' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "KeeNaF", "user_answer": "macd"} |
is there a way to program the fsck to run at every boot? | sudo tune2fs -c 1 /dev/sda1 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Gulfstream", "user_answer": "_jop"} |
hey I want to move stuff with mv but I don't want to overwrite things of the same name, is this the default behavior of mv? I don't really understand the manual | ill find out for you, one second | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gravemind", "user_answer": "LordLimecat"} |
How do I tell what version of ubuntu I am running, from the command line? In Slackware there is a /etc/slackware-version file | That's the Linux standard. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Errpast1", "user_answer": "Fujitsu"} |
hello, what are the tools needed if i want to create programs for ubuntu | - automake for 1, gcc, some development environment, or at least a decent text editor. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gago0021", "user_answer": "kjm"} |
what's the frame buffer code for 1280x800? | 791 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "infidel", "user_answer": "EADG"} |
Is there a way i can connect trough internet to a ssh server that is in a LAN | You will have to port forward on the lan's router then connect with ssh i.p.addy -p 1234 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Ropechoborra", "user_answer": "EADG"} |
Can anyone help me please installing Ubuntu from USB? | what is so hard in that? Just download unetbootin and that does all things for USB boot | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vlt", "user_answer": "Arska134"} |
is there a graphical iso mounting app out there? I know you can mount an iso through the command prompt, but that's not very friendly. | you can probably write a simple zenity script to make it graphical | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Ltar", "user_answer": "bruenig"} |
How can I determine which partition/drive my windows partition is on for use with GRUB? | hda5 is hd0,4 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "xreyye", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
what is a good binary download for newsgroups, for ubuntu? | thunderbird | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "meezyfuh", "user_answer": "poningru"} |
hi, can someone please tell me how to change my permissions of a dvd drive? i'm pretty sure it's a cd-writer drive but i can't seem to get it to burn a disc. | Install K3b and see what it shows | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "meezyfuh", "user_answer": "Jack_Sparrow"} |
Quick question, I have a csv file it is sorted by date but I want to reverse the order. What would be the easiest way to do that? | use 'sort' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bobbob1016", "user_answer": "gregory_"} |
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