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Could someone please tell me how to copy a group of directories from a CD to my HD? | cp -r /media/cdrom /somewhere/else/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "elyon", "user_answer": "frogzoo"} |
still trying to find some help with an inoperable mouse after Feisty upgrade | usd ? check in the forum, I'm sure there is somethign there, or try here http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "morphwvutuba", "user_answer": "Pelo"} |
Can someone help me? i need to know which programm this is: http://gnomelook.org/CONTENT/content-pre1/19839-1.png (the window with all information about your compuer) | gkrellm | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "SoulChild", "user_answer": "Lo_Pan"} |
do i need ppp if i am using a stadard DSL Connection ? | that's correct, if the router is making the connection for you then you don't need it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "SoulChild", "user_answer": "bofh80"} |
Can anyone tell me what packages I need to install to get Xwindows working on ubnuntu server and Kdesktop. | copy paste sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "xwinq", "user_answer": "cntb"} |
anyone recommend a good anti virus/firewall? | firestarter is probably what you want | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "imbecile", "user_answer": "gaten"} |
any ops here? I'm making a video for youtube and i was wondering if it was okay to have this channel open in one of my desktops.. or do you think people would be adverse to being seen in a beryl video? | this is a public channel, so that's fine. there are logs published too | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "imbecile", "user_answer": "Hobbsee"} |
said designed wrote a lot of shit which doesn't work right. so unfortunately it's warranted hostility | its an image for meego devices | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wols", "user_answer": "escott"} |
ok you guys.. i just installed asterisk where can i find it? its not in applications/internet | right-click on your ubuntu menu, select edit menus and add it in. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "imbecile", "user_answer": "AzMoo"} |
hey guys, how do i fing the icons for different programs? im trying to set up a launcher | many under /usr/share/icon | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "imbecile", "user_answer": "bobstro"} |
hey whats the name of that site that tells how well programs run under wine? | then click on appDB on the left | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "imbecile", "user_answer": "Polygon89"} |
What's the desktop search program for gnome desktop? | Beagle | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "FunnyLookinHat", "user_answer": "robtp"} |
I don't think you can.. I think vmware sets up a virtual disc image.. | so I need to install another windows from it? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "exs", "user_answer": "edgy_"} |
Hi there, anyone have experience with Acer Travelmate notebooks? | check list on wiki https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vhogemann", "user_answer": "chand|"} |
Is there a list for checking compatabilty for Ubuntu with wireless network cards and routers? | the router will work | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Wolfgang", "user_answer": "artbird309"} |
how do i burn a live cd | right click on the ISO, and you should get the option 'open with CD/DVD creator' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "danny__", "user_answer": "Kirrus"} |
can anyone help me with printing please? | what's the problem? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "erlandh", "user_answer": "alex_mayorga"} |
Where can I find an articale explaining each directory? I want to understand the heirarchy of the directories in Ubuntu | http://doc.vic.computerbank.org.au/tutorials/linuxdirectorystructure/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Theodor", "user_answer": "flossgeek"} |
where are the power settings in ubuntu | system preferences power settings | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sidney", "user_answer": "arand"} |
So I noticed today that ecryptfs appears to be eating half of my diskspace. Been reading the man pages to see why, and since it's on the fly encryption, it would seem this should not be. In the disk analyzer it appears in the home directory ecryptfs has duplicated my home directory, but it's copy is actually larger than the original. That seems strange. Am I just looking at this wrong? | so it may duplicate your du count, but its not double the disk usage | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jukebox-zero", "user_answer": "escott"} |
Are there any gtk programmers here that can help me? #gtk feels a bit empty | main channels are on trc.gnome.org | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "olof_", "user_answer": "arand"} |
hi, is anyone know what is the commadline used by synaptic to install packages ? | sudo apt-get install <packagename> | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "willemijns", "user_answer": "wims"} |
hey I'm nervous to install drivers for my ATi x600 - I don't know what to do and don't want to get stuck with a console :( | i THINK sudo alsactl store | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "daedra", "user_answer": "pike_"} |
hi I removed some packages using 'apt-get remove' command but when do dpkg -l the removed packages are still listed with rc prefix is there any way to remove those config files ? | use aptitude purge *package* | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "v4m21", "user_answer": "Kioshen"} |
could someone who uses gnome upload his /etc/fonts/font.conf please? I've deleted it by accident... | but it should be ok, I think | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dw_", "user_answer": "zoli2k"} |
How can I blacklist a kernel driver? | create a file in /etc/modprobe.d/ , use blacklist in that directory for the syntax (create a new file, so ubuntu won't mess with it) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zoli2k", "user_answer": "nickrud"} |
Hi. Does anyone know of a good video editor for linux? I need to work with non-standard resolutions (2.5:1) and have source material mostly in JPEG and a few movie clips. I've looked at Cinelerra and Kino but neither work well with 2.5:1 or large collections of photos (non-sequential). Alternatively a 'regular slideshow program' with video support (which is really what I need). I used to do this with Sony Vegas on windows - anything like that wou | have you looked at ubuntu studio? http://ubuntustudio.org/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bionoid", "user_answer": "Yasumoto"} |
Where do I find gsuko? | i think you're looking for gksudo | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Dicander", "user_answer": "jbroome"} |
Can the 'Windows' key be mapped? | yes, the key is called Super | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "godtvisken", "user_answer": "dettoaltrimenti_"} |
What is the best tool to add id3 tag info to mp3 and ogg files? I have a ton of mp3/ogg files (ripped myself, thank you) and my kid now has a player that displays those tags and now I want to fix them. | easytag | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "MarcN", "user_answer": "geekender"} |
to install KDE on ubuntu, do i need only to install via synaptic KDE? | you might want kubuntu-desktop instead of KDE | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "juano_", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
what's the apt-get thing to install kde in ubuntu? | sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "trilingualkid", "user_answer": "cwatson"} |
I just installed the debugger DDD, how I make it appear in a menu? specifically, the programming menu? | use gnome's menu editor to add it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Algorithmist", "user_answer": "kitche"} |
could anyone help me on this? i cannot play any video files right now using kaffeine+xine (or anything else plus xine, as far as i can tell.) it makes programs like kaffeine and crash. my debugging info looks like this: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/4775/ i was up all night trying to fix this and am at an end. if i am not providing enough detail, please let me know\ | There's a plugin in Synaptic that gets you AVI, WMV, and other compatibility. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jmichaelx", "user_answer": "spasticteapot"} |
what is the difference between /dev/random and /dev/urandom? | urandom will continue to generate psuedorandom data when it runs out of entropy, random will block | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "insomninja", "user_answer": "Fryguy--"} |
How do I get out of the Info screen in the Terminal? | hit q, or ZZ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cypruser", "user_answer": "dabaR"} |
where is memu.lst in 9.10? | you're gonna hae to do some stuff w/ grub.conf.. which sorry, I know little about... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jason__", "user_answer": "IndyGunFreak"} |
No one will try to help me? | not many people have hybrid efi/bios | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ratcheer", "user_answer": "escott"} |
Is there a way to create partitions for packages created using apt-get such that at runtime I can choose between two separate versions | chroot | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "CodeWar", "user_answer": "escott"} |
hi im writing a little bash script is there a way to mask the actions of the script with user text for a cleaner looking install process | yes both should be installed. one is the low level driver, the other is a software mixer | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "shaneo", "user_answer": "escott"} |
Ubuntu won't allow me to set a resolution higher than 800x600. What to do? | see above | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bogdan", "user_answer": "IndyGunFreak"} |
What's a good DVD ripping program for linux? | i like acidrip | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "neeto", "user_answer": "IndyGunFreak"} |
is there any free program that can be used to play windows games on ubuntu? | wine | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kaolti", "user_answer": "IndyGunFreak"} |
How do I gracefully stop X from ? I've tried init 3. | (a) you are by default at runlevel 2 and 2-5 are all the same. (b) sudo service lightdm stop | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "splnet", "user_answer": "escott"} |
Can someone at least say they don't know, to my question i'm getting paranoid my messages aren't being received :) Does anyone know where/how to get truss onto ubuntu? Thx | depends on what your question is? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tambu", "user_answer": "IndyGunFreak"} |
Is there an easy way to add a shortcut to a terminal-based application (in this case weechat-curses) to the unity dock? | and then use alacarte to make the launcher | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jnwhiteh", "user_answer": "escott"} |
I want to use my Linux machine to make a phone menu. You know, 'press 1 to...'. I don't know where to even start looking. Does anyone have any idea? | i'd suggest heading to the asterisk site and asking around there | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "arrenlex", "user_answer": "`rich"} |
Is there a benefit if I install the amd64 version over the x86 version? | you'll lose the ability to easily use flash and other multimedia (x86 only) codecs | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "juanchito2006", "user_answer": "nalioth"} |
what is the command to mount a drive? | mount /dev/<devicenode> <mountpoint> | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "makuseru", "user_answer": "intelikey"} |
How do I mount a samba share so that the owner of the files on it appears to be something other than root ? | the uid and gid options as per man page. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Olathe_", "user_answer": "cafuego_"} |
what packages do I need to install to get man pages for simple C functions, like fprintf, etc? | manpages-dev ?? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "deebus", "user_answer": "Atomic_UE"} |
how do I make a .iso image from a CD? | dd if=/dev/cdrom of=myiso.iso | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jackson3246", "user_answer": "syllogism"} |
I'm doing some testing that requires me to change the kernel boot options. After booting I want to double check that used the correct options. What command do I use to list the current kernel options in use? | cat /proc/cmdline | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pjman", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"} |
anybody know if ubuntu and linspire are going to change the names of ubuntu and freespire to one name? | from what I read they are just sharing technology with each other | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Savage-{", "user_answer": "kitche"} |
You wouldn't know that because you've been ignoring me up until I said something that bothered you. | Sound does not work well in Ubuntu for you, on your hardware, with your current configuration. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "node357", "user_answer": "Pricey"} |
What is, in linux, the correct way to start a process under a different user? | su -c fubar | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Fullmoon", "user_answer": "frogzoo"} |
hey does anyone know of an rss reader for the gnome panel? | check yassr | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "T1", "user_answer": "un_operateur"} |
hi. where must i copy a .so file so epiphany finds it? | did you install mozilla-plugin-gnash? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "beer", "user_answer": "hagabaka"} |
are there any pdf readers for a terminal? | pdftotext | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "yurimxpxman", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
hiiii i'm a desperate physics student and i have no idea how to do this but i have to compile a program my teacher made in c and i don't have the c libraries or however you call them can anyone help me please? | get build-essential to compile stuff | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lola_", "user_answer": "Madpilot"} |
Hi, what did happen with NVU Web Editor in Repositories? If it's no more, what easy editor can I use? | any editor is good? i prefer mcedit and emacs | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Popoi", "user_answer": "tarzeau"} |
I can't connect to packages.ubuntu.com from firefox. Is it down currently? | doesn't work for me either, so I guess so | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "petafile", "user_answer": "carpediem"} |
does anybody know how to start another console if I already booted on a rescue mode, single user, no X? | or install and use screen | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vox754", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
I'm planning on reinstalling Ubuntu. I have a 64 bit processor and I know in the past I have gotten frusterated at the difficulty of finding working packages for amd64 machines. So I've always installed 32 bit ubuntu instead. Would you recommend installing 64 bit ubuntu this time? Explain. | no, don't install the 64-bit unless you really know what your are doing. I've read it is recommended for headless machines, or servers, not for desktop, everyday users. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "funkja", "user_answer": "vox754"} |
Hey guys, what command can I use to find the UUID of one of my hard drives? | 'vol_id' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ajax4", "user_answer": "vox754"} |
Blimey, Kopete didn't like that! Anyway, I just installed the kernel updates and now my FGLRX driver has rolled back to Mesa - how do I go about gettting the darned thing back again? | there are problems with kernel updates, don't upgrade. There is more info in the forums. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Phopsy", "user_answer": "vox754"} |
my Linksys Wireless-G USB Adpater WUSB54GC is detected in Ubuntu and I have wlan0 but can't be connected to the router | here is a related thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=225206 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Albaraha", "user_answer": "vox754"} |
i just got me a 15' and a 19' lcd and with both ubuntu/kununtu, when i reboot as soon as i pass grub the monitors go out of range until i get to gdm. anyone why? i change the horiz/vert sync and everything in xorg. i not really sure what the deal is | that happened to me also, but I don't remember... wait, I changed the driver from 'vesa' to my 'via'... I can't really recall. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ecker", "user_answer": "vox754"} |
how did you restart alsa? | just type 'sudo /etc/init.d/alsa[press tab twice here] ' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ctothej", "user_answer": "Astaroth_"} |
whats a program that will remove the css encrption from a dvd iso? | try libdvdcss2 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kcinna", "user_answer": "harrisony1"} |
someone here has problem with Firefox 3 beta 4, reading alot to disk and acts real slow? | many people (but not me). It's been reported as a launchpad bug. Look for 'firefox sqlite cache'. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cableroy", "user_answer": "kyncani"} |
Question: what is needed to install wine. directories, files, DOS??? | sudo apt-get install wine;winecfg thats it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jarrod", "user_answer": "dyrne"} |
what is usually found in /tmp? | 2.4MB | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mobius", "user_answer": "navaburo"} |
Is the recommended way to install java the bin or from apt-get? | from apt | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "yairgo", "user_answer": "IdleOne"} |
That's how I installed it... can I just remove the .so file to uninstall? | its just a temporary fix until the packages get fixed | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Joe__", "user_answer": "spdf"} |
how do I find out what sound card I have installed on Ubuntu? | lspci | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "DevC", "user_answer": "btiffin"} |
Not really the right place to ask but how do I find out how much electricity my laptop uses to buy a power inverter for my car that will work? | on bottom of charger | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "itsmabus", "user_answer": "redback"} |
Is there a reason why my numerical keypad is now controlling my mouse cursor after the upgrade to 8.04? | it's possible holding down one of the buttons for too long triggered it to turn on. happens all the time with the shift and sticky keys to me. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bcardarella", "user_answer": "sammy"} |
Hello! I have one problem with Ubuntu 6.10: I can't make the TV tuner work. I've installed tvtime, but all I see is a blue screen with a 'No Signal' message on it, no matter what settings I change in the menu. Is there something I can do to make it work properly? | is it plugged in to the aerial/cable/etc connection | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bogdan", "user_answer": "ForgeAus"} |
Does anybody have any suggestions for working with csv files that doesn't include open office? any other software that I wasn't able to find? | what do you want to do with the csv? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "shadows090", "user_answer": "escott"} |
how could I after starting an application from terminal, then close the terminal without the application to get shut down too? | either like: firefox & or nohup firefox | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Kesman", "user_answer": "pike_"} |
hi, anyone if it to make split archives with bzip|gzip? nothing in the manual...how do you make split archive in linux? | split --help or man split | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rstanca", "user_answer": "un_operateur"} |
redhat has chkconfig. Is there something similar in ubuntu? | if you are used to the redhat/fedora service command -- you can install sysvconfig | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "whyameye", "user_answer": "un_operateur"} |
what is the command to manually bring up eth0? | sudo ifup eth0 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jgedeon", "user_answer": "un_operateur"} |
How do I get the UUID of a partition? | you can do this -- ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Slart", "user_answer": "un_operateur"} |
this is so weird i did install kvirc via apt-get but i dont find where kvirc got installed any1 could help me ? | just type kvirc in a terminal | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "[3B", "user_answer": "nolimitsoya"} |
Hey guys, is there any way to determine how much HDD space is alloted for a user (non-root)? If there is no quota set, are we to assume that all of the diskspace is available to that particular user? | yes without a quote everything is available | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "_pr0t0type_", "user_answer": "escott"} |
can someone help me with my AWK syntax? dpkg -l | awk print $1 | awk '{ print $1 }' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "timClicks", "user_answer": "escott"} |
Hi. I need to take a look at the default ubuntu kernel config to see if a driver was either built statically into the kernel, or as a module. Where can I find the kernel config? It doesn't appear in /proc/config.gz. | /boot/config* | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kkerwin", "user_answer": "bimberi"} |
Hi. Is SMP enabled by default in Ubuntu's kernel, or do I need to custom compile one myself from source? | by default | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kkerwin", "user_answer": "kitche"} |
is it possible to install grub from a livecd? | This is a support channel for Ubuntu, if you aren't using Ubuntu you'll have to ask somewhere else. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "eSa|", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"} |
why isn't there xchat for ubuntu? i can only find xchat-gnome, which i don't like at all :( | copy everything after the comma, all on one line | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "digin4", "user_answer": "bruenig"} |
Could someone help me to configure xorg.conf to use my usb mouse? | Enabling extra mouse buttons: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ManyButtonsMouseHowto - Enabling serial mouse: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SerialMouseHowto | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "reuss", "user_answer": "Ubotwo"} |
has anyone used wine with photoshop and/or word? | try OpenOffice.org/ Writer | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fotoflo", "user_answer": "devilsadvocate"} |
When I type sudo ./jre-6u<version>-linux-i586.bin, it says 'sudo: ./jre-6u13-linux-i586.bin: command not found'. This is my very first days of using linux. | you can also just type the first few letter then hit TAB and it will autocomplete for you | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "progesterone", "user_answer": "Slart"} |
you can write to ntfs too with the new ntfs-3g | I think he was revering to plyp_pir8signul | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "deepsa", "user_answer": "AlexC_"} |
the classic Unix in a nutshell is a good resource, but its really more about what you want to learn | I just want my nephew to learn some things on his own without bugging me all the time | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "escott", "user_answer": "_rob_"} |
how do I adjust the Screen Resolution in KDE to 1024 x 768? | http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubuntu-help/65493-change-screen-resolution-kde-desktop.html | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "LinTux", "user_answer": "Zaggynl"} |
how do I install the XFCE desktop in terminal | sudo apt-get install xfce4 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "LinTux", "user_answer": "kane77"} |
does fglrx support direct rendering? | yes it should. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tannerld", "user_answer": "element43"} |
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