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whcih burning software is recommended for edgy (gnome) ?
I really like gnome-backer
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{"user_question": "erikja", "user_answer": "kbd"}
I'm running 10.10. installed the unity package. When I log in selecting the 'ubuntu netbook edition' I just end up with a standard gnome desktop. Anyone know what I'm missing here?
probably need to enable the unity plugin in compizconfig-settings-manager
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{"user_question": "flyingmayo", "user_answer": "IdleOne"}
is there a package that does color syntax for php pages in vim ?
apt-get install vim && vi bla.php, type :syntax on
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{"user_question": "SimplySeth", "user_answer": "fujin"}
Anybody knows where the proprietary drives reside in the filesystem???
your HDDs will be in /media
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{"user_question": "schure", "user_answer": "Flynsarmy"}
Im trying to compile my first kernel. Im useing a web site as a guide but Im having a problem. It tells me to 'fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --append-to-version=-custom kernel_image kernel_headers' but when I do that I get '/usr/bin/fakeroot: 152: make-: not found'. Can anyone tell me what the problem is?
you need make-kpkg installed.
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{"user_question": "Armyboy30", "user_answer": "h1st0"}
I'm just trying to transfer a file from the ubuntu box to the Windows box but I can't because the Ubuntu box can't connect to any windows box on the network and the windows boxes need a valid username and password
probably under /etc with all the other config stuf
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{"user_question": "ScottLij", "user_answer": "macogw"}
hey, i have a question: i need to copy my old linux installation over a new one on a separate HD.. what files do i need to KEEP from the new installation so it'd still boot correctly? so far i know i'll need to maintain the data in /boot/grub/menu.lst and /etc/fstab (i'm actually planning to merge the configuration from the old and new installations), what else do i need to keep? plz help!
yeah thats it as long as you keep the same kernel name and initrd image
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{"user_question": "RandomizeR", "user_answer": "poningru"}
how do i uninstall an application i installed with wine?
the same way you would in windows (well without the add/remove programs dialog) use the uninstall program, or just delete it's files and regentries
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{"user_question": "K3nto", "user_answer": "kelsin"}
What is the advantage to using Kubuntu over Ubuntu?
Kubuntu is KDE, ubuntu GNOME
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{"user_question": "austinian", "user_answer": "darkcommon"}
anyone have an alternative to nautilus they would recommend?
thunar or pcmanfm
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{"user_question": "systemd0wn", "user_answer": "spikeb"}
Is it possible to remove and install two different packages at the same time, so dpkg won't remove a whole bunch of packages only to install them again?
the _ at the end tells it to purge that
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{"user_question": "svip_", "user_answer": "Sven_vB"}
does #ubuntu-effects do compiz support too?
it's all that fancy swirly stuff
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{"user_question": "sdrev", "user_answer": "Flannel"}
is a 5gb partition large enough to install ubuntu on if I just want to play around with the OS?
you can fit it in a few hundred megs, I think 2 gig is the minimum to be usable
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{"user_question": "sdrev", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
which software can I use to synchronize the same folder on 3 different hard disk ?
man rsync
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{"user_question": "`nicola", "user_answer": "preaction"}
Can anyone tell me how to get Kphoto through my konsole? I am new to Ubuntu and have no idea what I am doing or where to look. I am a long time user of another distro.
sudo apt-get install kphoto or search in Adept
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{"user_question": "WannabeNewbie", "user_answer": "IdleOne"}
heya - is there a web development irc channel that anybody can recommend?
I dont known any
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{"user_question": "hjmills", "user_answer": "darkcommon"}
I have 1gb RAM; how much Swap is better for me?
1gb more!
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{"user_question": "Popoi", "user_answer": "darkcommon"}
Hi, does anyone knows how can I enable ssh and sshfs as root remotely ?
first edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and make sure PermitRootLogin is yes and then sudo passwd to set a password for root (or better sudo ssh-keygen to generate him a keypair)
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{"user_question": "caotic", "user_answer": "th1"}
how do we work out what drivers are installed ? is it lcpi ?
lsmod
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{"user_question": "gabz", "user_answer": "genii"}
hi! is it possible to install a non-gui ubuntu (without X) with the live-cd?
you could get the server edition and install that...
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{"user_question": "mazzen", "user_answer": "H264"}
Does anyone have a clue on installing .PCF fonts?
I've never added pcf fonts, but this page describes how to do it ... http://osr507doc.sco.com/en/GECG/X_Font_ProcAddFn.html
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{"user_question": "nexous", "user_answer": "rbil_"}
`what do you use for your mail client? probably not evolution? or no?
web interface, if there is a web interface to other email clients i'd use that
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{"user_question": "andygray", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"}
what permissions should my home folder have or what command can i use to restore it to its default permissions?
chmod 755 ~
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{"user_question": "PFA", "user_answer": "jlgaddis"}
does someone know how to make a file with a list of all of the folders in a particular directory, without permissions, only the names of the folders?
'ls -1 > myfile' ??
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{"user_question": "arrow", "user_answer": "jlgaddis"}
hi , i made a new user and i want to give him sudo rights , i know i need to go visudo /etc/sudoers but can someone tell me what to put in the sudoers file?
on ubuntu the group is admin
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{"user_question": "seshomaru1234", "user_answer": "eck"}
so I just bought a 1.5tb drive but my server refuses to boot with it connected. Any suggestions?
or /boot/grub/menu.lst
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{"user_question": "Clearzen", "user_answer": "Scunizi"}
hi - can anyone recommend a good mouse for a laptop with ubuntu? shouljd be wired and not too big but with a good optical sensor for difficult surfaces
I like the 'Marble Mouse' by logitech, which is really a trackball :)
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{"user_question": "Helmi", "user_answer": "intangible"}
Anyone in here know a widely accepted Usenet / newsgroup binary download client?
I like PAN
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{"user_question": "drin", "user_answer": "shatrat"}
what is a command to associate with it
sudo iwconfig <interface> essid <essid>
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{"user_question": "kingcobra", "user_answer": "orbin"}
does anybody know an irc client that allows you to ignore user joins and quits
all of them?
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{"user_question": "kingcobra", "user_answer": "apokryphos"}
has somebody a link with a tutorial how to install downloaded programs in ubuntu? There is only a older version in synaptic ...
http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing/
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{"user_question": "draidis", "user_answer": "hjmills"}
chown: changing ownership of `/media/external': Operation not permitted
after a sudo -i ju get a new terminal, and you are able to runa any of those commands
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{"user_question": "kingcobra", "user_answer": "blippe"}
How do I recognize which version of Ubuntu I am running?
check your sources.list file
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{"user_question": "WorkerII", "user_answer": "pppoe_dude"}
How do i make gwenview my default picture viewer?
pick a file right click > properties >open with
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{"user_question": "tunganet", "user_answer": "Pelo"}
why is my fan on my laptop constantly going when using linux? any ideas?
what brand?
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{"user_question": "romeo_", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
i'm adding new keyboard shortcuts, and i was just wondering if someone could tell me what to put in the command field if i wanted to have it open a folder (~/home/adam/Music for example)
nautilus infront
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{"user_question": "adam61", "user_answer": "bindi"}
is anyone here who can help me with php, i know this is ubuntu server and have nothing to do with programming, but the channel of php it's always full, so if any could help me would be great
you need to register
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{"user_question": "zero_", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
That's a good question iGeek asked, and not sure if there's a good answer from Debian / Ubuntu... Question: How to get a list of files a package installed (like rpm -ql)?
dpkg -L package
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{"user_question": "jc", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
when I try to get 'Normal' ie with Compiz visual effects running, I get a popup that says, 'The Composite extension is not available' - in synaptic it looks like all the compiz stuff installed properly, but what am I missing?
fglrx? if so install xserver-xgl
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{"user_question": "Madpilot", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
i'm looking for a lightweight bittorrent client that provides more statistics than the original bittorrent client (something similiar to utorrent on windows), anyone have any suggestions?
it's terminal-based, but I'm a big fan of rtorrent
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{"user_question": "eshaase", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
Anyone know how to load bin/cue files or how to load iso files?
mplayer can play them
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{"user_question": "ash_", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
does xgl do anything special at all?
Xgl is essentially an abstraction layer that makes compiz work on using only 3d acceleration (no special driver features needed)
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{"user_question": "ConstyXIV", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
I have a built-in Intel video card; how do I know how much shared memory is available to it ?
look in your /var/log/Xorg.0.log
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{"user_question": "picosam", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
is there a way to extract the audio stream from Rhythmbox
use mplayer -dumpstream
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{"user_question": "kjm", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
i have just started messing about with compizconfig thing and i have managed to make the top bar disappear from all my windows. how do i get it back?
is 'Window Decoration' checked?
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{"user_question": "Incompetnce", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
Anybody know where i can find an old-school classic Windows theme? I've tried Gnome-look, but all it seems to have is XP themes.
http://art.gnome.org/themes/metacity/1095
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{"user_question": "schnauzer", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
what is the command for purging a package in ubuntu server?
sudo apt-get --purge remove package
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{"user_question": "computermc", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
so it can't be edited as user
has it even been fixed for intel? or can it be even?
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{"user_question": "crdlb", "user_answer": "nemik"}
hi all, does anyone know, how I can dsiable alt+tab and alt+esc ?
with metacity, you can do it in gconf-editor /apps/metacity/global_keybindings
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{"user_question": "force", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
How do I get rid of this friggin' Compiz?
system > preferences > appearance > visual effects > none
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{"user_question": "cizra", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
so, does anyone know what is the replcaement for gnome-theme-manager?
gnome-appearance-properties
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{"user_question": "ax", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
Hi there, anyone noticed problems with connecting some apps with internet? e.g. kopete's jabber plugin does not work, kvpn does not works. Im using kubuntu quantal
are you behind a firewall or something? Sometimes those services use ports which can run on ports not allowed by the firewall
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{"user_question": "vip", "user_answer": "gaymish"}
where does one set metacity as the default wm for gnome? I have horked it up messing with compiz. Compiz is uninstalled. metacity works (if started manually) and I'd like it to autostart when I login with a gnome session (as it currently dosent)
gnome-session-save
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{"user_question": "conreyt", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
Hi, i'm unsure how to install moinmoin (wiki) with Ubuntu? I've aptitude install moinmoin, but I can't find setup.py or anything as explained in setup.py Can anyone help?
python-moinmoin
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{"user_question": "ArtVandalae", "user_answer": "crdlb"}
hey all , ive just installed firestarter from synaptic, but where does it install to so i can run it.?
System > administration > firestarter
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{"user_question": "greig_", "user_answer": "lufis"}
anyone know hot to check the changelog on new updates via command line?
I personally have apt-listchanges installed. It will give you the changelogs when you do an apt-get/aptitude upgrade/dist-upgrade.
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{"user_question": "rubbs", "user_answer": "Pici"}
How can I setup /etc/network/interfaces to do WEP key index 4?
type 'man interfaces'
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{"user_question": "Answer", "user_answer": "marx2k"}
how can i get the uuid number of a drive for fstab?
in the future, the way i found that out was by running 'apropos uuid'
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{"user_question": "carlesoriol", "user_answer": "eck"}
hey guys how do i make a launcher for the Trash Can???
right click and choose make launcher, and then use 'nautilus ~/.Trash' for the command
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{"user_question": "hajiki", "user_answer": "chamberlain"}
is there a dual-pane equivalent to nautilas? i've tried krusader but didn't like it. I'm looking for something like Total Commander is on Windows.
iirc a file manager called gentoo
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{"user_question": "mcq91", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
hi all! I'm upgrading from festy to hardy and it gets stuck at 'Generating locales...' what should I do?
I saw a bug listing for that. But I dont have any links
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{"user_question": "JuanTelez", "user_answer": "Jack_Sparrow"}
Hey #ubuntu, I am thinking of buying a new camcorder, but I am worried about codecs. Will I be able to view and edit avchd without any hassle? Ubuntu 10.10 here.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AVCHD
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{"user_question": "ushadu", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"}
i'm just starting with Linux (don't be angry for my question:)-what i have to type in terminal if i want to reinstall something?
apt-get install whatever package.
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{"user_question": "kuba_", "user_answer": "compilerwriter1"}
what do you get out of helping people on here?
it's all volunteers here
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{"user_question": "abu-bakr", "user_answer": "oCean"}
i need to know if there are any program like fake web cam 4linux?
It is almost definately possible, but I don't know how :(
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{"user_question": "RD58", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"}
okay, i pwnt my x-server [well, change gfx cards] whats teh command to reconfigure xorg.conf?
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
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{"user_question": "Stevethepirate", "user_answer": "mneptok"}
anyone know the command to configure xorg?
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
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{"user_question": "brophat", "user_answer": "neil_d"}
hi: not sure if this is the right place to ask, but does anyone know of a mysql tutorial which shows how to install multiple, standalone instances of mysql from source which does not install a background daemon
You do not install many mysql, just create databases (or even users for it).
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{"user_question": "brian_lim", "user_answer": "qin"}
sorry for repeating the question ,but I really need your help.My brother's CD/DVD reader is old and extremely slow to the extent that prevented me from insalling ubuntu on it ....is there a way to install ubuntu in a fast way without downloading the alternate CD for text mode? Thanks in advance
there should be a minimal install cd available that downloads most stuff from the net. not sure it is available for feisty yet though ( see !install )
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{"user_question": "verb3k", "user_answer": "Jowi"}
hey could someone give me the syntax on how to remove a directory with subs
man rm
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{"user_question": "sureshot", "user_answer": "kalorin"}
Can anyone tell me how to make it so VLC plays DVD instead of Totem, also can anyone tell me why the video looks so bad, its like theres horizontal lines through it
ln -sf /usr/bin/vlc /usr/bin/totem (WILL COMPLETELY REPLACE TOTEM WITH VLC UNTILL YOU NEXT UPDATE THE SYSTEM)
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{"user_question": "snowpunk98", "user_answer": "variant"}
Hi! I need to fix someone's computer. I think it is possible if he logins on my machine via ssh. What is the parameter he need for this?
basically ssh remote user@remote IP
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{"user_question": "netAction", "user_answer": "MonkeyDu1t"}
Can I just do 'dd if=ubuntu-9.04-netbook-remix-i386.img of=/dev/sdb' instead of the instructions here to make the LiveUSB? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromImgFiles#Ubuntu
You will need to use cdrecord to make a CD, (if that is what you are trying to do).
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{"user_question": "person", "user_answer": "usr13"}
how do you log out other users on your system from the root account?
sudo or root 'skill -u (username)'
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{"user_question": "clearzen", "user_answer": "kaluna"}
Hi! I have to use ubuntu alternate CD in order to install ubuntu on my toshiba m60 with ati radeon x700 at all. I was wondering if I have to perform special operations during the installation process with alternate cd?
nope, not really. Just follow the onscreen directions
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{"user_question": "k_keller", "user_answer": "jrib"}
how to configure linux to run fast. I'm using gnome.
http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/50-amazing-ubuntu-time-saving-tips-482714
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{"user_question": "bluebird", "user_answer": "MonkeyDu1t"}
any idea where I can download some legal flac audio?
linnrecords
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{"user_question": "lesshaste_", "user_answer": "SuperQ"}
How is the default ubuntu user privlaged?
that does not give the user any extra privileges except the ability to use sudo
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{"user_question": "aXeus", "user_answer": "unop"}
is there a way to force the ubuntu installer to not format the '/' drive? it's already a reiserfs partition and there's data on it
You'll need to install from the alternative media.
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{"user_question": "syberdave", "user_answer": "TSWoodV"}
I've upgraded to Gutsy, and it seems like my Suspend and Hibernate options on my laptop do not work. Before, when the computer was in Suspend, the power light would slowly oscillate on and off. Now it just stays on all the time, and I can't revive it without manually rebooting. Can anyone help?
I know that they did a lot of pushing forward on the kernel level with gutsy... and may have broken a few things... if you wait a month or so they'll probably fix it
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{"user_question": "fxfitz", "user_answer": "hendrixski"}
hello. when i want to burn an .iso file in doesn't work. i wanted to create a file image with CD/DVD Creator but when i'm copy the file and click 'write to disc' it'll open a dialog with 'from image' and 'file' and when i hit from image i don't get nothing
just right-click the actual ISO file, select 'burn to disc' - no need to use the cd/dvd creator
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{"user_question": "unop-", "user_answer": "Madpilot"}
Hey does anyone know how to make my USB hard drive not mount as read only - thanks
if it's NTFS, there really isn't a reliable, totally safe way to write to NTFS from Linux. Reformatting it to fat32 might be a good idea.
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{"user_question": "matty_1", "user_answer": "Madpilot"}
OK, so I'm trying to learn about commands using 'man' in terminal. So I learned my first command, now how do I get out of the manual?
'q'
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{"user_question": "Ironman273", "user_answer": "Quintin"}
I've got another one for you guys - if I've compiled some software, and installed it using sudo make install, how do I get rid of it?
it is a gnu program to install packages using symlinks
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{"user_question": "itguru", "user_answer": "tschacka"}
what is the comand to install the mplayr firefox plugin? i can't find it... mplayer-firefox?
sudo apt-cache search mplayer-firefox
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{"user_question": "apocalypse", "user_answer": "KNY"}
How do I make files like batch files for terminal? I'm getting tired of cding to certain directories and just want to run a file to do it.
you could make aliases in your .bashrc file
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{"user_question": "reportingsjr", "user_answer": "ac7ss"}
What is the easiest way to burn a dvd from an avi file? I tried encoding it with tovid, then using gnomebaker, but that failed horribly.
you could try devede
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{"user_question": "reportingsjr", "user_answer": "node357"}
Hi. Does anyone know how to find out which repository in my sources.list a given package comes from?
apt-cache policy PACKAGE_NAME may help but it is not the answer to your question
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{"user_question": "klinger", "user_answer": "jrib"}
Out of curiosity, does anyone have any idea what's probably the most commonly used desktop environment under Ubuntu -other- than the ones it can come with?
No idea, after Gnome and KDE there is a multitude of marginal environments.. e17, xfce likely the most common of those
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{"user_question": "Kilroo", "user_answer": "Anlar"}
LVM seems like a grand idea. Things I have read seem to indicate that I could have WinXP (for dual-boot purposes) installed on an LVM-controlled partition, that it's a good idea, that it's a bad idea, that I have to wipe the whole disk in order to set it up, and that I could set it up without disturbing my existing WinXP installation and then add existing partitions to LVM control. Which parts of that are most correct? :-)
all of them!
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{"user_question": "Kilroo", "user_answer": "spikeb"}
what kind of questions are we allowed to ask here?
Anything related to Ubuntu
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{"user_question": "dizzyfoxkit", "user_answer": "edbian"}
Does anyone find /var/cache/apt gets very large? After reading https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/13116 , (which is set to resolved), I see some people still having problems. This is important to some partitioning decisions I am making.
oh and with a seperate home partition
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{"user_question": "Toast", "user_answer": "sebsebseb"}
how can I make the terminal window transparent?
edit -> profile -> edit -> effects
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{"user_question": "riaal", "user_answer": "Lasse_"}
Hi- I'm trying to, while logged in to a remote machine, initialize an xserver on that machine to display on its monitor (this is a machine running Edgy.) I have a barebones session in .xinitrc that I use when entering 'xinit' on the keyboard of the remote machine and that works fine
im not sure i know you can designate displays with xinit like xinit --:1 to launch
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{"user_question": "EnsGabe", "user_answer": "dyrne"}
how do you check who has logged on your pc since last boot?
/var/log/auth.log
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{"user_question": "Rhynri", "user_answer": "roho"}
I've tracked an Ubuntu bug I submitted, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/162410, to a kernel-level problem in the snd_hda_intel module -- a constant needs to change from 3 to 4. I'd like to rebuild that module from source, but thehttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile page is giviung me an incorrect pointer to the location of the Ubuntu kernel config files. Where are they,...
/boot/config-`uname -r`
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{"user_question": "esr", "user_answer": "stefg"}
anyone have a clue why I would be getting that garbled screen during installation. I would assume it is a driver issue. If anyone has a fix please let me know.
some recent cards require Safe Graphics mode, some require the text-mode installer. Once you've installed ubuntu, you can add the proprietary nvidia driver, then it should all be fine.
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{"user_question": "OmegaHack", "user_answer": "soundray"}
Hi guys, need help on cpufreq. Intel E2160 CPU, Ubuntu 6.10 with 2.6.17-10-generic kernel (shipped with ISO), cpufreq seems not working. modprobe either speedstep-centrino or acpi-cpufreq fails with 'No such device'. Any one has an idea? Thanks.
i don't think edgy is supported any more, which means nothing but security updates i believe. You may have better results with 7.10
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{"user_question": "de_dustyciti", "user_answer": "Pie-rate"}
frogzoo : well i can't ... tried to type the IP but then nothing happen and i have to force the window to quit
resolving netbios names: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=88206
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{"user_question": "SoulChild", "user_answer": "mdl178"}
how do i configure gnome display manager as default?
this is an old note....try 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm'
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{"user_question": "ubrian", "user_answer": "thor_"}