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Is it possible to have ubuntu 11.04 64bit and 32bit and gparted all on one usb stick? I have 11.04 on the stick now, but I'd like to have access to all three on one stick. | pendrive has a linux multiloader | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lumbert", "user_answer": "nit-wit"} |
guys any1 , i downloaded the torrent alternate i386 file , i dont have cd's , can i still upgrade from this file i have | if you have a working install of ubuntu i would just use update manager | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lsheeba", "user_answer": "dasy2k1"} |
how to find the uid and gid of a given user | id username | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pradeep", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Is there a deb package for the original xmms for ubuntu 9.04 or do I need to compile it?. | no, xmms is no longer supported upstream, so yes, if you really want it. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mark__", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Anyone know where I can get nouveau support? Their IRC channel is 'read only' | You'll need to be registered and identified to talk there. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Gibby", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
how can I find what version of ubuntu is on a machine? | lsb_release -a | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tuna-fish", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
How do I restart apache? I changed apache2.conf and want the changes to take effect. | sudo invoke-rc.d apache2 restart | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "stercor", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
guys, what does '24' mean in 192.168.254.0/24? i saw this when i run iptables -L | This may be easier to digest though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4_subnetting_reference | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gharz", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
are there themes for the empathy irc interface? im not a fan of the bubbles. | it should take whatever theme you give it in the options. I think it should ship with three or four by default | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zapradical", "user_answer": "Surlent777"} |
what command would make ubuntu unmount all fstab volumes and then remount them? | it won't unmount partitions in use aka root | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "SinnerNyx", "user_answer": "DasEi"} |
I was doing a system upgrade, and at about 99% it crashed. Now on normal boot I'm having issues, but I can boot in failsafe mode. | In terminal type: sudo dpkg --configure -a - it will finish yhe uncomplete job. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Drumm96", "user_answer": "Galvatron"} |
if i run binary 'somebinary', who would i go about viewing the exit code for said binary? | if it doesnt tell you anything, do echo $? after it quits | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "themime", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Hi. I have two PC's of a similar ilk and performance. I want to test which is best before choosing one as my main PC. I have Ubuntu installed on both currently. Are there any tests that ship with Ubuntu that I could run on them both in order to compare the results like for like? | lmbench, tiobench, dbench (I just search for packages with bench in their names). | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gizmo_the_great1", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
But what happens if I install that package? Will the packages from here http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/build-essential be installed? | yes, but replace dapper with a release that is actually supported. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rumba", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
I have just upgraded to 11.04 and on unity there are no toolbars anywhere, I just see a desktop. Moving the mouse to the edges of the screen doesn't do anything. I am using an nvidia 8600M GT. Is this a known problem? | try changing to gnome classic | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "profundo", "user_answer": "Braiam"} |
need help. I'm trying to copy from Windows drive couple files to /opt directory.. I use sudo cp and it says imitting directory ? anyone know why I can't copy the files ? | you need to use cp -r if you are copying directories. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mati", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
ok, to put it a different way, how can i set up random stuff to happen on boot in gutsy? | most people *dont* want random stuff to happen on boot | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "beniamino", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
I miss the notification area the most! How can I easily see what am I playing in Rhythmbox, if my Dropbox is synced or everything else is happening? For this I must go back to Ubuntu Classic | that has instructions for adding back notification | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "koistinen", "user_answer": "hypetech"} |
is there a place where I can download custom load screens? | perhaps http://www.gnome-look.org | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Khamael", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
ok, so no utilties that can analyze drive access and help determine what task might be chewing through my HD? | top might be able to show things sorted by reads/writes, but you'd have to check the manpage | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mzanfardino", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
so any proprietary drivers available for Radeon Xpress 1100? | no. The open source 'radeon' driver is all that you can use. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mh", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
So.. anyone, where are the 'Applications' menu list items stored? | Right click on the top of the menu and to to edit. Or run alacarte manually. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "buu", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
I'm looking to migrate to subversion 1.7, but cannot find any official packages ... why so far behind? | And I don't see 1.7 even in debian yet or the in-development release of Ubuntu. You could try looking for a PPA if you really need it though. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "homegrown", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
~How would I safely remove distfiles (/var/cache/apt/archives) | sudo apt-get clean | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nox-Hand", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
hi all what is the syntax for a symlink? | ln -s /target/file /link/file | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "njero", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
is there a way of controling amarok with multimedia keys under ubuntu? they work in the gnome preferences, but amarok just ignores them, when i try to set them in amarok's preferences | I dont have it in front of me so I'm not sure what its all exactly called. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fliegenderfrosch", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
is there any html2pdf program under linux ? | theres html2ps | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "xerophyte_", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
i'm looking for a free / open source visual sql tool (query analyzer, views, tables, etc), that easily supports common non-free databases (oracle, mssql, sybase, etc), and ideally was multiplatform (both linux and windows)... any ideas ? | : try looking on freshmeat.net . | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ortega10", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Is anyone else having trouble with enabling unity? | if there is more than one proprietary driver in the list try another one | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "narwhaller", "user_answer": "OverTheHillAndFa"} |
Hello! Does anyone know where I could find the xscreensaver-extras package? I can't find it anywhere | its called xscreensaver-data-extra and its in universe. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "boson", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
how do i disable this auto-snap-maximize feature in 11.04? | use ccsm and edit the 'grid' options | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ScottR3", "user_answer": "mongy"} |
Why are there no jigdo files for the live CD of intrepid at http://ubuntu.intergenia.de/releases/intrepid/ ? | Because the liveCD is mostly made up of one large file and it doesnt make sense to have a jigdo for that. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Laibsch", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
I'd like to recursively delete all the files in my home directory and subdirectories that start with '._' -- rm -r \._* doesn't seem to work -- can someone help? | run it without all the -exec stuff first though, to make sure that you are getting the right files. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "doctorow", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
do you know any good tutorial for iptables, please? | get rid of the ) off the end of that url | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "koala", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
hey, how do you combine 2 wordlist files one after the other? | cat file1 file2 > file3 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dai", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Are there currently any known issues with ppa.launchpad.net? I'm seeing some 404's on an update | PPAs aren't gauranteed to exist forever. Do you see the packages listed on the PPA page for that software? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Belial", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
After updating /etc/apache2/sites-available, and then running sudo a2ensite mylocalsite.com, which command should I conclude with: sudo apache2ctl restart or sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 reload or sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart? Do I need to sudo a2dissite first, whenever changing my virtual host configuration? | Using sudo invoke-rc.d apache2 restart (which is the same as sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mdmcginn", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
I have set up a cybercafe with Ubuntu systems. It appears I can lo longer connect to the #ubuntu channel from my cybercafe. Anyone know how I can diagnose this problem? | Make sure you mention the banning | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jamie_", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Hi. Is it possible in the Ubuntu instalation process to install only the ubuntu-minimal packages?????????????????? | Not through the Desktop CD, you'd have to use the minimal CD image for that. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jessid", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
i can never remember what package makeinfo is in | texinfo | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "AshyIsMe", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Hi, what's Ubuntu's replacement for reportbug? | apport automagically reports bugs when things crash, and points you at launchpad.net | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "XTaran", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Hi. I'm trying to start my 10.04 (Lucid) computer in text mode. I found http://fooninja.net/2010/07/29/text-boot-in-ubuntu-lucid-lynx-10-04-disabling-gdm/ which says to put 'GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX='text'' in /etc/default/grub, but that file doesn't exist on my system, and when I created it and rebooted, it didn't change anything. Is that file somewhere else? | try /boot/grub/menu.lst | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dj_segfault", "user_answer": "Scell"} |
I'm trying to use bmartin's script to set up ndiswrapper for my atheros wifi. I get this error: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/34093/ what do I do? | do you have build-essential installed? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "graulich", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
pan nzb app doesnt seem to be in the repos for ibex, is that right? anyone know about this? | pan is in the Intrepid repos. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jobe", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
hi there. can anyone tell me what happened to devil's pie ? i just upgraded to gutsy and it's gone, and it's page seems offline as well | I see devilspie in the gutsy universe repos. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "s3phiroth", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
How can i change the master volume in command line, please ? (i want it for a script, thus can't use stuff like alsamixer) | amixer | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "SiDi", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
What's the command to show a few lines before and after a result if I'm searching a textfile for something? | The -n argument for grep will show n lines around the matched string. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "phuzion", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
how many hours till i can download natty? | read my quote | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "horse_play", "user_answer": "smw"} |
hey, I installed apache2 and saw in the sites-enabled/000-default file that there is an alias pointing to /usr/share/doc.. however when I try localhost/doc, apache claims url 'doc' was not found on the server. Anyone know anything about that? | A better answer would be /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/ is not the root directory of your website, you'll have to check apache2.conf to see what it is. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ALL4N", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
where are the default icons stored in natty? | Usually in /usr/share/icons/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "antihero", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
is there some way to deny access from all other ip others than mine to my server and revert it easily, some iptables rule? I have ubuntu server in a virtual server, and some hack attemps | Depending on what type of attempts, you may want to look into fail2ban as well. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Tomasso", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
why will gedit make a <filename>~ file after I edit files? | Because the default behavior is to save backup copies, check Edit>Preferences, Editor Tab, Filesaving to change that | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dead1ock", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
is it off be default? | I'm actually not sure, I havent done a gutsy instalation from scratch, only upgrades. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Lardarse", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Does anyone know if this SSH/SSL issue also affects GPG key generation? | It does not. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mcphail", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
what package installs add-apt-repository? | well, for updating your plymouth theme, you can use: sudo update-alternatives --config default.plymouth && sudo update-initramfs -u | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "loxs", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Hi all, question:is there a centralised place where to discuss (in a civilised way) Ubuntu's current and future decisions regarding Unity? -no troll intended | check out http://uds.ubuntu.com/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Chelsea", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
is there a graphical tool for examining dbus? | 'd-feet' is the package name | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ali1234", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
is there a spanish version of the help.ubuntu.com site? if so, is there a direct link to it that I can pass on to others? | I think it is http://doc.ubuntu-es.org , but its not loading for me for some reason. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "stickystyle", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
anyone got any idea how to get window details? eg. demensions and desktop postion co-ordinates | xwinifo *might* give you that. If its not installed, then its in the repos. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nathanj", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Is it possible to include additional software in a LiveCD image? | http://remastersys.com | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pawloa", "user_answer": "theadmin"} |
where can i get a list of software in ubuntu 7, like the xorg version it has, kernel version, etc? | packages.ubuntu.com | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ezeki3l", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
hi.what can i do with ssh port forwarding? a simple description actually i have read wikis and .. mybe with an example! | Among other things, you can jump across cliffs and scale the Empire State Building | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "romio0", "user_answer": "thebigsur"} |
686? Unbuntu uses a generic kernel for all x86 architectures. | http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=419923 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Pici", "user_answer": "Psypher"} |
ok so any idea why my background changes every 20 minutes ?? | Its a slideshow. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ems", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
will that update the signatures as well? | Usually does. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Davo_Dinkum", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
How do you stop X? | sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Lr5", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
hi all. what is the cli command for showing the distro information....i cant remember or find it on google... | lsb_release -a | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "VeganCheesesteak", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
what is the command to 'see' whats inside a directory?# | ls, like ikonia said ;) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Kronos", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Hello evry1. Is there a way to INSTALL ubuntu 11.10 with gnome instead of unity? TIA! | You can remaster the 11.10 cd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nimbiotics", "user_answer": "vibhav"} |
What about next release name? | Hardy Heron | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "eolo999", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
How do I execute a cli php script in 8.04? | you need the php-cli package if you intend to run scripts outside of apache | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Nabiki", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
what are the downloading software in ubuntu like the flashget or Internet Download Manager | try sudo aptitude install phpmyadmin | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "anandanbu", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
What do you recommend for encrypting files? I want to store my secure backup data on a 3rd party server but want to encrypt the entire tarball so that only if you know some passphrase, can you decrypt the file back to a state where it is usable. I don't want to use zip or anything. I simply want to encrypt a pre-existing file. | gpg is the standard method of file encryption on Linux. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "loquitus_of_borg", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
FreidrichMan: Use Synaptic and enable Universe and such. | its not in the repos, I checked here. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Vigo", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
he DID do it. He gets stuck in a prompt when he boots. He has to start everything manually. | Then its a reinstall. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Stanley", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
how do i remove/delete a symbolic link (ln -s)? | Just delete it? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "maverick", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
Is there a 'sid' for Ubuntu? | what is sid? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "JasonF", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
how do you configure your netwrok adapter (like choosing SSID) from the terminal or commandline? | edit /etc/network/interfaces -- docs in man interfaces | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lilrayray", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
hi is it possible to get graphical applications running under root user to render using same theme preference as regular user? | The easiest way to do that is to copy your config files from your home directory to root's home directory, which is /root | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nomad111", "user_answer": "firecrotch"} |
on a somewhat related note, what would be the best way to have the machine reboot an hour after a specific user logs in? | or /sbin/reboot | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "LastExyle", "user_answer": "firecrotch"} |
I don't know. Never heard of them? I'll check online, ... do you recommend a website as reference | linuxprinting.org | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "anirudha", "user_answer": "kitche"} |
what is the equivalent software package of Windows Media Player, on Ubuntu? | there are plugins for firefox | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "anirudha", "user_answer": "adaptr"} |
any ideas how to fix kernel on 11.10? I have access to tty console only | to fix what¿ do we have to guess¿ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "werever", "user_answer": "xangua"} |
i'm having some similar issues... by chance it's not connecting to any wired connection? or are you trying to connect to wireless? | I am not tried to wireless yet, cause I am on coommand line only | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pdg1", "user_answer": "werever"} |
hey guys, silly question, does the 'run application' dialog have a command line command to trigger it? | you can press alt-F2 from anywhere in gnome, but whether it's a separate binary being run that you can specify on the command line, i don't know | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "LoginError", "user_answer": "Daverocks"} |
I running Dapper Drake (6.0.6) and need to include the command 'sudo iwpriv ath0 authmode 2' on every reboot since it enables WEP on my wireless card. How do I add the instruction? Config file? Can I use a text editor? I am new to Linux and would appreciate some help. | that's not a quirk, but adesign decision | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Schminux", "user_answer": "stefg"} |
hi, i want to uninstall an application using the command line, can you guys help me? | 'sudo apt-get --purge remove packagename' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kuma", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
is there any way to know how different are two files using diff ? | diff doesn't have such a feature. you could probably script it. something like « expr $(diff --minimal file1 file2 | wc -l) / $(expr $(cat file1 file2 | wc -l) / 2) » | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tomasso", "user_answer": "LjL"} |
will it be possible to upgrade directly from dapper to feisty? | Maybe LTS-->LTS, but Feisty is not LTS | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "xim", "user_answer": "Kopfgeldjaeger"} |
anyone know how to set the label on a fat32 thumbdrive ? | It's part of mtools. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "arejay", "user_answer": "owh"} |
Hi guys: They said that .7z has a high compress ratio, But why so many people and file use .tar?? | gzip -9 will compress a lot but will take longest | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gistian", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"} |
How can I see my internal IP from the terminal? | ifconfig | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Afflicto-[ubuntu", "user_answer": "MonkeyDust"} |
how do I install older version of some package via apt, for instance the latest version of mozilla-thunderbird that's available via apt is 1.5 or something, what do i do if i want to install one version older via apt? | manpages-dev | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Gokul", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
maybe? But file extensions do not matter with Linux though. So I thought seeing as I was using the z switch it was compressed anyway | cat ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gizmo_the_great1", "user_answer": "ardchoille42"} |
how do i type ^D in terminal ? | CTRL+D | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "speyer", "user_answer": "ardchoille42"} |
what's the difference between apt-get and aptitude? | Are you on Dapper? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "graulich", "user_answer": "ardchoille42"} |
What does sudo -i do? It doesn't do anything with enabling the root account does it? | no, it just starts a root terminal, very similar to -s | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ardchoille42", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
Hey everyone, I'm just starting out on Linux and it feels great. I've looked at many tutorials and howtos but I can't find out how to open a directory from the terminal into x. | - if you want to jumpp into a dir within a terminal/console, just type cd /dir/you/want/to | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Jmh0403", "user_answer": "Rookie-1"} |
if there is a bug with NetworkManager in Red Hat Enterprise is that bug also in Ubuntu or is it a different NetworkManager? | same product, different version/dependencies | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lsv", "user_answer": "ikonia"} |
hi ihave a kernel patch for 2.4.28 wich adds support for my sis i2c controllers on my motherboard.. can i apply this patch to my current ubuntu kernel? | Hmm, I don't think Ubuntu sues 2.4.x kernels, unles you're running something scarily old. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fxr", "user_answer": "cafuego_"} |
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