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how do i unmount a drive so i can run fsck ? | sudo umount /mount/point/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Desmaano", "user_answer": "Pelo"} |
Hi - when opening virtualbox I got a note about a new version (4.1.20) being available and a link to download it from virtualbox.org Do I need to uninstall the old one first? | http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=921670 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "frybye", "user_answer": "passing_ruffian"} |
another question: after installing a new ubuntu on a different machine, is there a way to install all applications that are installed in another ubuntu on a different machine? | yes there is.. :) see above for one way | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ichbinder", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
when playing radio steams it turns of after about 1min 30s - 2mins after it stops playing after about 1min 30s - 2mins after its startedits started | I mean the connection to the radio station | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "briancann", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
is there any free tool for resizing NTFS partition? | Gparted Live CD | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "torrr", "user_answer": "tacticalcron"} |
how do I find my IP address in a terminal? | ifconfig | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jackson3246", "user_answer": "Bobsworth"} |
How do I enable desktop effects in ubuntu 11.04? | compiz is the default one | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Zeeofu", "user_answer": "aeon-ltd"} |
how can i set the number of workspaces in gnome 3 | Gnome 3 autocreates workspaces as you need them. I'm not sure that you can set a specific amount. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cb-linux", "user_answer": "taglass"} |
Does any one know what text editor xubuntu uses in terminal? | everything uses nano | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "asdf", "user_answer": "ConstyXIV"} |
Brasero is giving me trouble, it's requesting 2 packages that I can't find. Can anyone actually help me? Or should I come back another time? It seems everyone's watching the news | be patient wait a sec then re-post the ? They are ppl in here getting around, you should get help | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hidn_shadows", "user_answer": "dreamsforgotten"} |
remmember the old text based installer shipped with can you somehow get 6.10 to run that?\ | alternate cd has that | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Meheren", "user_answer": "kitche"} |
how can i show the amount of RAM in my computer in the terminal ? | sudo lshw | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tim167", "user_answer": "JPMaximilian"} |
When does support on 7.10 run out? | in a year. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nikitis", "user_answer": "arbrandes"} |
Where do you install Metacity themes at? | Or.. ~/.themes | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nikitis", "user_answer": "TheDebugger"} |
if it says look up for something(5) for more information, how do you get man to look at 5? | man 5 something | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Smirnov", "user_answer": "AWOSDev7360"} |
what's a good wiki/blog that i can install locally to collect my notes/procedures? thanks | Tomboy is great | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "onats", "user_answer": "Madpilot"} |
What command shall I use to find out what my sound card is ? - thanx for your help | lspci | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ceee", "user_answer": "rofl"} |
hello, is program qtparted bootable from CD? can i work with it without operating system | you can use the live cd and run gparted from that | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Sergo", "user_answer": "Slart"} |
hello, can anyone help me, when i try to resize the partition(ext3) with gparted it says that partition is busy | do a sudo umount -a & then try | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Sergo", "user_answer": "gary4gar"} |
guys I just did sudo modprobe -r fglrx, how can I Reverse that? | rmmod fglrx | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "blanky", "user_answer": "shatrat"} |
hey i have a file that fails to install when i run apt-get. so instead i installed it from source... but apt-get keeps trying to install it. how can i make it quit? where does apt-get store its 'to be installed' file? | thats my only thought on the subject | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kporter", "user_answer": "shatrat"} |
little question, when I want to remove some default packages like bittorrent, I cant do it because it shows me a dependency on ubuntu-desktop (which I believe is very important package) | ubuntu-desktop is a metapackage, if you remove any of the default programs you lose it, but you will still have all the other individual packages. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jens", "user_answer": "shatrat"} |
Hi. Little question. Do you see any 'advantage' using a the self-compiled fglrx driver? | there is no self compiled FGLRX driver. If you install it yourself you compile the interface bit of it, but most of it is binary. Installing yourself can be the only way to get brand new versions. Depends on how current a repository you can get for it I guess | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "minimec", "user_answer": "shatrat"} |
does the ubuntu CD (~700 MB) contain ALL the programs I can install via the Ubuntu Software Center to the point where I don't need internet access as long as I have the CD with me? | It's a 382GB download | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "abadadon", "user_answer": "Omega"} |
whats the difference between sudo apt-get and sudo aptitude? | apt-get vs aptitude for installation is a moot point. for uninstallation though they act quite different | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "_`XeOn_", "user_answer": "hyphenated"} |
when i use wifi radar, i see my neighboors wireless but not mine, my broadcast is on... | : tried to switch the channel? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "loopdee", "user_answer": "Schumbi"} |
ok how do you enable it? | don't bother enalbing it unless you have a very specific reason to do so | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Dr_Acemaster", "user_answer": "jdub"} |
hey guys, after installing nvidia drivers my ubuntu 11.10 doesn't boot normally. i have to go to recovery mode and then select resume normal boot. is there any solution? | try: sudo nvidia-xconfig; gksudo nvidia-settings and set the display, click 'save to xorg config file' when done | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "newguest1122", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"} |
does anybody know how to give the shell a background image? | just go to Edit/Current Profile/Effects | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "TiMoZi", "user_answer": "LinAsH"} |
I have a strange problem. I'm trying to setup my internet connection from my ubuntu machine. I want it to use my public static ip. I used /etc/network/interfaces to configure my device. I have checked the configurations over and over again and everything is correctly configured. When I do a ifup eth0 I get: 'SIOCSIFNETMASK invalid argument' and it fails. Then I do a ifconfig and sees that the netmask is completly wrong: 255.0.0.0. Any ideas? | nevermind, you just stated you called ifup eth0 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jobo", "user_answer": "kelsin"} |
ouff.. trying to de-install wmvare which I installed using their own install script etc.. i feel... clueless what I should do to remove it.. hmm.. | tried reading the howto uninstall on vmwares site yet? (its pretty clearly outlined) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Cryoniq", "user_answer": "macd"} |
hi all. will ubuntu 7.04 comes with beryl pre-instaled ? | No. It wont. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "FelipeBare", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
okay guys, does this look reasonable? | That should work. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "theherbalizer", "user_answer": "DarthLappy"} |
where should I put an alias? I put it in ~/.bashrc but have to run 'source .bashrc' to get it to run... thoughts? | if you add new stuff to .bashrc you would have to start a new shell or use source .bashrc to get them read. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kernelpanicker", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
hi! how can i access another computer on the network in the same way as i write \\192.168.1.10\music in Windows? | in nautilus -- smb://ip.add.re.ss | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "MrMozart", "user_answer": "un0p"} |
Are there any game out there, like Wolf ET, that I can download, install and play, that you can recommend? | moon-buggy :) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "No1Viking", "user_answer": "un0p"} |
if someone could just send me a list of the files in the /boot partition, I bet I can figure it all out... just replace those files with the correct ones, then install grub | http://pastebin.ca/325168 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jfry", "user_answer": "ikonia"} |
how do I make an icon on my desktop that opens a directory? launcher that launches nautilus dir? | could just make a 'ln -s' link (shortcut) to the dir on the desktop | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mage", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
Right! So I've ascertained that my wireless card is working but I can't get an IP address from my BT Home Hub / Thomson Speedtouch 7G wireless router. Any clues? | iwconfig indicates what device is your wifi (i.e ath0, eth1, wlan0 ??) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Phopsy", "user_answer": "pbureau"} |
Hi, how can I run a shell script from the terminal? | just depends on the chipset | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Nalleman", "user_answer": "Jack_Sparrow"} |
Quick survey: how much space is used by the files in /boot? | 2 years of kernel upgrades will start to fill your /boot | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "EnsignRedshirt_", "user_answer": "m3thos"} |
question: could someone please point me in the direction of a dynamic IP updating program that a) works with 6.10, b) works from a NATted box and c) is compatible with dhs.org's dynamic IP service? ...dhs.org's own list is woefuly out of date. | ez-ipupdate claims to work with dhs.org | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vray", "user_answer": "bimberi"} |
what is the best c++ compiler for ubuntu? | gcc is the C++ compiler for GNU/Linux | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nukeDev", "user_answer": "adaptr"} |
anyone know how to stop rhythmbox from auto launching every time i plug in my ipod? or change the mime type to launch amarok instead? | heh - thats; the same thing I told you with the menu path :) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "buchanp", "user_answer": "thoreauputic"} |
Hi, I found that the memory in use reported by 'top' and 'System Monitor' is different, can anyone tell me why? | Look at the output of free -m specifically, what is being used +/- buffers/cache | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "solotim", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
What does '$@' mean? | iirc, it's the arguments passed to it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "temujoe", "user_answer": "Enselic_"} |
How can I make Google Chrome the default browser that is launched when clicking links in gnome-terminal (e.g. for irssi)? | Go to your power off button and at the bottom of that menu click system settings -> preferred applications | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Jordan_U", "user_answer": "Otoris"} |
I'm following a tutorial for installing rails, and I've gotten to a point where it tells me to $ mate Gemfile but I receive command not found error. Did I miss something along the way? | the command is 'make' not mate | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Solnse", "user_answer": "pfifo"} |
Hey guys, I ran the restricted driver thingy and after that it says 'In order for this computer to function properly Ubuntu may be using driver software that cannot be supported' | it simply means its closed source and ubuntu cannot provide support to problems arising from its intrnals | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Beamoo", "user_answer": "Tom47"} |
hey there... I would need some advice about setting the virtual terminal's resolution, I tried editing grub kernel line to add vga = 791 but that dosen't help. I get: unsupported parameter at boot time and when prompted scan for the available configs, the highest thing I can get is 800 x 600. Any toughts on how I could get something better? | The resolution will depend on which FrameBuffer driver you've got compiled into the kernel at boot-time | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Skrit", "user_answer": "IntuitiveNipple"} |
is there no way to mount .img files in linux? | yes there is | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "SupreMe_Gnu", "user_answer": "variant"} |
anyone know why, when I try to open more than one Bittorrent at a time using the standard Ubuntu BitTorrent app, I get the error : 'Couldn't listen - (98, 'Address already in use)' | because the first instance is already listening on your bit torrent port | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Gizmo_the_Great", "user_answer": "thoreauputic"} |
i am having problems installing java in mozilla, i think its creating the sym link to it can anyone assist me | 'sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugin' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bauer78", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
what is the most unofficial but still 'reliable' apt source for w32codecs & libdvdcss2 stuff ? | Seveas has a popular 3rd party repository for several packages including w32codecs | info at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/SeveasPackages | See !codecs for more information | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "amigrave", "user_answer": "ubotwo"} |
hello ,when i use vim to create an text ,how did i quit from it without reserve it | :q! | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Crazy1", "user_answer": "ikonia"} |
how can i know what's my chipset ? | lspci -v|grep -A2 040[13] | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "qcjn", "user_answer": "crimsun"} |
where can i ask for Androit Ubuntu? | ubuntu on android isn't ready yet >> http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "michaelxq", "user_answer": "HAMKoot"} |
if I do a apt-get dist-upgrade in edgy, will that upgrade me to feisty? | a dist-upgrade only works if you change the edgy strings to feisty in your sources.list | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mzuverink", "user_answer": "Monika|K"} |
someone knows of a complete mp3 tool for making tagging/nfo/m3u/sfv for mp3 albums? to archive the collection.. | and Amarok pretty much does everything. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Juice^", "user_answer": "Judicata"} |
what does that second one mean? Never heard of it. | stfu ? shut the fuck up. ;) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Marc1", "user_answer": "vustar"} |
how can i see what uses port 5060? i need to close the connection | I guess 'netstat' lists all the services running | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Juice^", "user_answer": "infinitee"} |
Hello all, I'd like to know what's *necessary* to give some article the permission to be 'published' NACIONALY. (sorry my english) | money :P | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "beterraba", "user_answer": "tupa"} |
hi.... i was wondering what the name for the program is to change the restricted drivers. I downgraded the graphics driver and now i can only see half the screen (and can't get back to the window!). | jockey | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fiber", "user_answer": "maco"} |
is my patience worth it (or should I resend my question or search for help somewhere else?) | dpkg -i /media/disk/where/it/is | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "QQQ", "user_answer": "usr13"} |
Don't yuo know how to repair Flash 9 install? I installed it while leaving FF running, reinstallation doesn't help. | restart FX | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cecko", "user_answer": "IcemanV9"} |
Well, I should get to sleep. Long past when I should have, the sun is rising, and instead of just getting work done on the Windows box, I've once again blown several hours trying to imagine that there might be some benefit in trying to wrok under Linux. One of these years I'll learn. | wine or virtualbox for your win programs | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jzitt", "user_answer": "atlef"} |
I've just started using latex .. and i can't remmber all its functions.. its there an editor for latex.. or you recommend me to use a normal text editor like vim and try learn? thanks.. | lyx is a nice editor which uses latex well | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "aalhamad", "user_answer": "justthisguy"} |
How can i load a list of all my drives? | sudo fdisk -l | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "stepanstas", "user_answer": "terapicodave"} |
quick question: is there an easy way to convert an ubuntu desktop installation into an ubuntu server installation? | and of course uninstall ubuntu-desktop...apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "doy", "user_answer": "Gevaudan82"} |
XGL keeps incrementally using more and more memmory until it eventually uses all my memmory. What causes it and how can I release the ram it's wasting? | don't do this | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "TaJMoX", "user_answer": "wols_"} |
I have an urgend offtopic question. What is correct? 'His new bike costs him as much three times as the last bike that he bought or is three times as much as correct? | His new bike costs three times as much as his old one. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "||arifaX", "user_answer": "TaJMoX"} |
hey, do you think that regular ubuntu would run fine on this computer? 1.4 ghz CPU, 256 mb of memory, riva TNT 64 mb video card. | Regular ubuntu will run just fine too | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Polygon89", "user_answer": "TaJMoX"} |
hi all, what was the diference in amd64 and the 386 version again ? I installed the amd64 so will I be lacking many features ? | well, you can, but it will be harder | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "N1k_85", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
hey there folks. How can I get guest additions to work for my ubuntu VM? The guest additions I click with virtualbox in the menu is for windows | - There should be some source code appear in the virtual CD drive which you can compile i think | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "worldcitizen", "user_answer": "chazco"} |
how do i open ace archives? | sudo apt-get install unace-nonfree | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "assasukasse", "user_answer": "jannes2"} |
i have a question: i backed up my windos partition to my external usb HD. then reformated the entire laptop HD and installed Ubuntu. now i want to switch back and restore all of my files. how do i copy the partition over from the removable HD to my normal HD, which is now NTFS formatted | That lets you browse dd's help file. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "shrimants", "user_answer": "arrenlex"} |
Newbie question: Do email clients each have their own particular file formats, and if yes, how do I commit to one? | most clients can use maildir and/or mbox, so choose either one & you're gtg in most cases.. maildir = every mail is its own file, accounts are organized in directories; mbox = every mail account's content is saved as one file | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tauntaun", "user_answer": "szal"} |
Does someone know a program for mounting virtual drives (like PowerISO or daemon tools in windows)? | fuseiso it isn't perfect but it gets you somewhat closer | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "SecrethX", "user_answer": "cowbud"} |
does anyone know the official way to change video settings from a command line in intrepid? gdm is having trouble starting... | i believe the GDM resolution is set by xorg - and that means editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dutch", "user_answer": "unop"} |
any suggestions for a good vnc client? gnome-rdp? | i like tsclient -- it handles VNC, RDP and a few other protocols | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ndlovu", "user_answer": "unop"} |
hi all. anybody tell me if it is possible to setup different hostnames for each separate NIC I have installed on my pc? I have one wired connection and one wireless; and would like to have different hostnames for each NIC. Anybody help or point me in the direction of a howto? | thats not how hostnames work -- a hostname is global to a machine and differrent interfaces dont have different hostnames | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "justin420", "user_answer": "unop"} |
how do i install a firefox plugin for sun java? | better if you use apt/synaptic to install java -- see !java | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "moldy_", "user_answer": "unop"} |
what driver will allow windows7 to read/write ext4? | there is an experimental ext2 driver for windows | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Froq", "user_answer": "ThinkT510"} |
I have /home on a separate partition. I need to reinstall ubuntu. Are there explicit instructions on how to do this without touching /home? If I choose 'Specify partitions manually', set the /home partition's mountpoint to /home, and specify that it should not be formatted, will that suffice? | nothing saves the day like a backup before something as drastic as this though. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "coventry", "user_answer": "unop"} |
How can I tell what package provides a particular file? | dpkg -S /path/to/filename | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Blinny", "user_answer": "unop"} |
I'd like to load the classic Gnome-menus, bey there is NO options at the login-screen. Is there any other way to to this ? | when you enter your user name. No menus at the bottom of the gdm screen? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lars-eirik", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"} |
my desktop has changed appearance to a default gnome look - how can this have happened or how can i get the slick ubuntu look back? | log out and choose your user, do not enter password and choose 'Ubuntu' in the bar at the bottom | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "afeder", "user_answer": "atlef"} |
hi guys, how can I print the full path of a directory using terminal? | for the current dir you can use 'pwd' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gucko", "user_answer": "afeder"} |
Hi, im running gnome on ubuntu 7.10, in the open file dialog, how can I get it to allow me to type in a location rather than browse to the file I want? | does CTRL+L do anything? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "forester", "user_answer": "unop"} |
can evolution be integrated to work with clamav? | ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=84423 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "MrKeuner", "user_answer": "unop"} |
does anyboy know how to increase the verbose of the syslog? | check the section talking about enterprise.log http://www.aboutdebian.com/syslog.htm | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gradin", "user_answer": "unop"} |
can someone tell me the best way to set the gnome-terminal default geometry without having to use --geometry=GEOMETRY from the command line? (I'm launching via keyboard shortcuts in gnome) | map a keyboard shortcut that invokes a script that launches GT with the specified dimensions ... or use a window manager that remembers dimensions | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bc", "user_answer": "unop"} |
how do I permanantly remove the pcspkr module before I rip the speaker out my pc? | or disable the beep in X with xset b off | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "immesys", "user_answer": "unop"} |
Till an update makes you reboot? =p | sounds like the same chipset i have - i used the madwifi drivers | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "us3rX", "user_answer": "unop"} |
WTF? I just realized that the ubuntu cd has no lvm savvy kernel ... Is that right? | if you want LVMs .. get the alternative CD | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "christiane", "user_answer": "unop"} |
I have a dir with a lot fo files named XXX-###.ext and I want to replace XXX with YYY. How can I do that without doing it manually for all of the files? | for i in *.ext; do mv -v '$i' '${i//XXX/YYY}'; done | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Awsoonn", "user_answer": "unop"} |
Can anyone tell me how to place a Favorites folder on the panel? | never tried that before. I just dragged a folder out of the filemanager onto the panel | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "darrell", "user_answer": "nickrud"} |
actually that tells only how to install fonts through multiverse etc but what if addl fonts have to be installed ? I tried copying into the fonts dir but to no avail | ttf fonts --> ~/.fonts ( note the dot) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kobra", "user_answer": "thoreauputic"} |
i'm looking to install a driver for my Brother MFC 5100C. On Brother's website is asks which linux (ubuntu) I am using For Red Hat / Mandriva (Mandrake) / SuSE / FedoraCore Users or Debian? | Debian is your best bet | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gaspipe1", "user_answer": "HymnToLife"} |
i just installed 7.10, and everything is working great! (much to my surprise) . what is ubuntu using for its visual effects, compriz or beryl? | compiz and beryl have merged into the compiz-fusion project, which is what Gutsy uses. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bart_", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
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