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The press release for version 6.10 RC gives a target release date of 26th. Is this looking likely? I ask as someone thinking of either installing 6.04 or waiting a few more days. | The schedule doesn't seem to be changing, but I'd install Ubuntu Dapper as the new version might not get bug-free yet. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jhaig", "user_answer": "fnf"} |
Is there a piece of software which can write over free disk space? | If you want to screw deleted data for secure, *nix natively support it. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "NegativeSpace", "user_answer": "fnf"} |
hi! is there any way to make Nautilus have a split screen setup so I can drag/move data easily from one window to another? | i don't believe so, but you can have 2 Nautilus windows open next to each other, and hide the places bar on the right, if that helps. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tobias_", "user_answer": "SilentDis"} |
hello all, does anybody know how to set nondefault location for the desktop (not the home directory)? | .config/user-dirs.dirs | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bdamos", "user_answer": "genii-around"} |
anyone? what is the package that is a browse/install interface to art.gnome.org? | sudo apt-get install gnome-art | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "shawn__", "user_answer": "SilentDis"} |
guys... good night... i would like to know if Ubuntu Dapper uses NPTL or Linux-Threads | latter. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Syd_Barrett_", "user_answer": "crimsun"} |
is flash 9 available? | http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer9/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "MtJB", "user_answer": "cheesy"} |
how can i open a conf file as root? | gksudo gedit <file> | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cheesy", "user_answer": "LjL"} |
I need to control a router. Is there a program I could use to open my serial port and take control??? | gtkterm | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fbc", "user_answer": "lupine_85"} |
Could anyone provide me a link to a Ubuntu logo large enough to make wallpapers with? | Have you looked around http://art.ubuntu.com/main.php ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jewbilee", "user_answer": "iain"} |
how can i check my svn version? | look for an help/'about' menu though | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "aron__", "user_answer": "ruan"} |
hi, anyone here from italy? | though, you aren't italian...? (judging form your ISP) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "foobarian__", "user_answer": "LjL"} |
is there any reason one couldnt ssh into a server, and then ssh back into their own ssh server running on the same computer they were working from? | Why the hell do that? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wheelswitch", "user_answer": "Kim^J"} |
whats this avahi? totally new to me.. | Also known as 'zeroconf' or 'bonjour'. Basically, no-configuration network stuff. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bulmer", "user_answer": "RAOF"} |
hi all. anybody tell me how to use a certain network interface by default? I have a wired connection (eth0) and a wireless connection (eth1) and it appears to be using eth1 to send/recieve everything. I want to use my wired connection to do everything and just use my wireless connection for things like kismet and such. anybody help me or point me to a good howto for edgy? | you need to learn about default gateways..check the result of your netstat -ran | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "justin420", "user_answer": "bulmer"} |
Hi, I'm just looking for an howto to upgrade my ubuntu server dapper to edgy | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EdgyUpgrades im guessing this will work for server too | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Sybux", "user_answer": "dutchy"} |
dandispaltro, you can view the rc*.d/ folders | default runlevel on ubuntu is 2 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "PepperBob", "user_answer": "godlygeek"} |
hi, can someone recommend a small graphics editor for ubuntu. Something smaller than GIMP, only as much functionality as mspaint. | xpaint | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tacho", "user_answer": "defrysk"} |
how do you check which video driver xorg is using? | one way: grep Driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gnychis", "user_answer": "tritium"} |
whats the proper way to install ndiswrapper? does ndiswrapper-common include the binaries? i can't find a straight answer, it seems to be the kernel has ndiswrapper with it? | sudo aptitude install ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 ndiswrapper-common | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gnychis", "user_answer": "cows"} |
how can i get X to reload .Xdefaults without logging out and back in? | xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefaults | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gnychis", "user_answer": "andi5"} |
iam trying to syslinux in the usb , syslinux /dev/sda the output was sh: mcopy: command not found ??? | you need to install a package called mtools | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "abhinay", "user_answer": "jaks"} |
can anyone tell me what the command is to find out where a filesystem is mounted. it's a samba filesystem | mount -l will show all mounts | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "winterweaver", "user_answer": "jak_"} |
can anyone tell me which linux-restricted-modules I should use if I am running the linux-server kernel | try the generic | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Con-fuze-ed", "user_answer": "dabaR_"} |
Is is piracy if I bought windows xp before, but now I'm using a burnt copy, because we lost the old copy? | it's not piracy if you're using your original product key not more than once, just transferred it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "[snake]", "user_answer": "Gnea"} |
does anoboady can answer with one is the best boot loader for Xubuntu: LILO or GRUB? | that said, i don't see why you can't use the default, supported and standard Grub | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "LinuXubuntu", "user_answer": "LjL"} |
does someone have a 5 meter wlan cable for me? | i have a few 75 footer here :) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "andi5", "user_answer": "antidrugue"} |
anyone know how to not have your monitor turn off if playing a video (flash) (whether its fullscreen or not)? | the settings you need are tucked in the Screensaver and Power Management prefs | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cpgo", "user_answer": "mneptok"} |
How and where do i find themes for desktop | http://www.bisigi-project.org/?page_id=6&lang=en | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "whiteknightNY", "user_answer": "diffra"} |
I made a link with ln to a directory, if I rm -f the link, will rm follow it or simply remove the link? | removing a symlink (ln -s) will remove the link only | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "logankoester", "user_answer": "bimberi"} |
How can I tell which of my USB ports are usb 1.0 and 2.0 ? | lsusb -v | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "M1", "user_answer": "netconnect"} |
can anyone recommend a good app for adding / deleting tracks from an Ipod on Ubuntu? | gtkpod | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jumpkick", "user_answer": "Fryguy--"} |
How do I redirect stdout using sudo to an area I don't have write permissions? | probably easier to just become root first complete with sudo su | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "keith__", "user_answer": "Fryguy--"} |
hi all: is there a way to get a Gnome launcher to open a program in the terminal? | 'gnome-terminal -e foo' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "parapara", "user_answer": "ZykoticK9"} |
why doesn't autocomplete work after i type 'java' on the cli ? | hit tab 2x? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "t35t0r", "user_answer": "Fryguy--"} |
i'm reading something about a bug w/ acpi, anyone know if this might be the case with my audio prob ? | build-essential will get you close probably | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zezu", "user_answer": "Fryguy--"} |
i just dist-upgraded to edgy, and now X won't load... it doesn't give any logging at all... anyone know what's up? | what if you apt-get install x-window-system-core xserver-xorg? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "train2", "user_answer": "ArrenLex"} |
Why on edgy desktop isn't there a menu item to start up vim? | gnome-vim or vim-gnome, I forget which one | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "brussel", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
Does TOR protect all my traffic over the internet? Web browsing, IRC, email, etc? | you should 'carefully' read the FAQ of TOR. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bitbarron", "user_answer": "subz3r0"} |
what's that package in the repos that makes the gnome panel prettier or more advanced? I swear I remember reading that somewhere | try gdesklet | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "scott_", "user_answer": "Tampler"} |
next problem....*sighs* '/home/neo/uplink-demo/lib/uplink.bin.x86: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory' | apt-get install libstdc++5 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "neo__", "user_answer": "ccooke"} |
when I try to start hal-device-manager following error message is shown: Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory | then dbus isn't running before hal is started | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "palski", "user_answer": "neildarlow"} |
I've got a laptop with a 1280x800 monitor, but Ubuntu is using 1024x768 even though xorg.conf says the right values. any ideas why? | http://www.ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-190237.html | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jisatsu", "user_answer": "jasper`"} |
does anybody know a list of all gnome integrated applications? | apt-cache search gnome ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jimdaniels", "user_answer": "frogzoo"} |
where should i install a program according to ubuntu's policy? | install it where you want, how about /usr/local ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fabiim", "user_answer": "fooadd"} |
Hello all. I have a compaq laptop with the ATI Radeon express 200M card. If I boot (Dapper) with a monitor or projector attached to the VGA port, the port is live and clones the screen, which is what I want. If I boot with nothing connected to the VGA port, the port is dead and nothing I do (fn-f4, for instance) seems to raise it, whether I am in X-Windows or in plain terminal mode. Must I always reboot, or is there some way to restart this | sounds like your pc turns off the vga port unless something isconnected...may be a bios option | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Refoyl", "user_answer": "kmaynard"} |
I feel slightly silly for asking, but how does one switch from playback to capture in alsamixer? | Otherwise, man alsamixer will tell you. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Eldin", "user_answer": "Fujitsu"} |
Theoretically, the LTS releases are the more stable releases, as they have LTS provided, yes? | theoretically, yes. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Blinny", "user_answer": "fyrestrtr"} |
I edited my bach.rc file and managed to change my prompt color but I also want to change the colors of the links and files when downloading does anyone know how I do this and thanks | check out dircolors; http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/intrepid/man1/dircolors.1.html | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hiexpo", "user_answer": "eas"} |
what is a troll? | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Fireal", "user_answer": "Zaggynl"} |
Hi... I have a 6.06 LTS obtained from shipip. Installing on my lap a second time it hangs at 76%, 1:35 remaining... is it a known bug? sorry for bothering... | I would say no ... but then I also don't know what it is doing at that stage | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tristezo2k", "user_answer": "slavik"} |
when was dapper released? | Sorry, i meant (year)month) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "digivore", "user_answer": "ianmacgregor"} |
What's the diff between userdel and deluser? | and deluser just removes a user | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ianmacgregor", "user_answer": "w30"} |
hey guys. im trying to install dapper on a graphically and RAM disadvantaged computer. the live session is taking way too long to load, so far 45mins just to see a login screen. So, im wondering if it's possible to install using the text-based installer. Is this possible? | Yes, the Alternate CD is the only one I use because I like the text-based installer. It's quick and best on an old machine | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "teimu", "user_answer": "ianmacgregor"} |
Hello. I have a file named 'hplip-3.11.3a.run'. How do I install this? | 'chmod +x hplip-3.11.3a.run && ./hplip-3.11.3a.run' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Pirsch", "user_answer": "Kimmen"} |
How can I get ahold of the 2.6.27.11 kernel that comes with 8.10 in 8.04 - my new MB resources are not in the 8.04 kernel. I do NOT want to go to KDE4 nor gnome. TMIA! | might still be on packages.ubuntu.com | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "K`zan", "user_answer": "pike__"} |
just did the upgrade from 7/10 to 8.04 and every damn time I open a link firefox moves to the window that I selected the link from, how do I fix this - rather irritating :-)? | edit->preferences->tabs, last item on the dialog box | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "K`zan", "user_answer": "nickrud"} |
Hello, I need your help. I have this line - $(/usr/bin/who | wc -l | printf %03d number_of_users_here). How can I send output of wc -l to printf? | or command substitution $() | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Acruax", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
Hi all! Is the ubuntu DVD a mix of the normal and alternate CDs? | No. It just includes all (or most) the packages. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dsnyders", "user_answer": "ArrenLex"} |
hi , I am using AMD athlon 64. I have installed ubuntu 10.04. How do I find the chipset details and install the appropriate drivers as the laptop gets heated upto 90 c | i think dmidecode will help you find relevant info | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "appi_uppi", "user_answer": "madfly8082"} |
Mi partition for /var is full. Is there any risk in deleting /var/cache? | try 'sudo aptitude clean' first | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gasull", "user_answer": "darrend"} |
can I modify a group membership so that it takes effect without the user logging out and back in? | as a quick 'work around' you could relogin that user in a terminal (with login, or ssh to localhost) and have the proper groups in that terminal window only... but eventually you need to log out/backin to get it fully set. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "darrend", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
Are there commands to disable/enable and/or prioritize network interfaces? i.e. eth1 and wlan0 | Disable/enable? 'ip link set FACE up' (replace face with eth1, wlan0, etc). I'm sure there's some way to prioritize, but that's beyond me | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Claximillions", "user_answer": "theadmin"} |
is there some easy way to hook a shell script to a 'cd-insertion' event? | Theres likely a udev event for that. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bl4ckcomb`", "user_answer": "Pici"} |
What repos do I need to add to be able to get Sun Java 6 on ubuntu 10.04 | canonical partners i think | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Polah", "user_answer": "old_keyboard"} |
How do I post/link to a screen shot so I can show you all my issue? | if you save the screenshot as a file in something like paint, you can upload it to websites like tinypic.com | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "subterfuge", "user_answer": "Claximillions"} |
How long after release are updates released for Ubuntu? | 5 years for LTS (dapper was last LTS release), 1 year for normal releases (fiesty was last normal release) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Paradoxx", "user_answer": "preaction"} |
does Ubuntu/Linux take advantage of dual-cores if a processor has them? | though i believe the 'generic' kernel has SMP enabled by default | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "homanj", "user_answer": "preaction"} |
how do i know which in the /dev directory is my cd? | no, it depends on where your cdrom is. usually it makes a symlink to /dev/cdrom | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nuked_omen", "user_answer": "preaction"} |
I'm just figuring out SSH, and I am copying files, I found the syntax to do so, it won't let me copy them from/to a folder with a space in it though. I do 'ssh user@server cat /home/user/Abc\ Def/file > /home/user/file' and it says invalid location Abc, any ideas? | are you trying to use SSH to copy a file from a remote server to your local system? use scp for that instead | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bobbob1016", "user_answer": "preaction"} |
How do I use apt-get to determine the version of a software package that I installed with it? | sorry, that's not quite it. You can try `dpkg -l | grep -i package` | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kmu", "user_answer": "findlay"} |
does the ubuntu lamp server install include everything the ubuntu server install would (ie: nfs, samba, cups etc)? | yes its possible | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "goofey", "user_answer": "chuckyp"} |
is there a way to find out what package created a file? | dpkg -S file | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "goofey", "user_answer": "LjL"} |
going to ask a silly question, used to you could kill the xserver via ctrl - alt - backspace, nowadays it just reruns it when you attempt to do that, is there a stopx command or anything along the lines to gracefully close X? | I would log out first btw | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kaiden", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
Hi, I've installed Ubuntu studio but it's gave me an error it says that might be an error in xorg.conf, somebody knows how I can configurate that file? | xserver-xorg | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kekos", "user_answer": "slytherin"} |
Hey. pseudo-transparency doesn't work in ANY app. Nor Konsole, Nor Crystal (kwin theme) wants to display pseudo-transparency. If I try to enable it and I click OK, when I check back, transparency is still not on... it's annoying. I want proper pseudo-transparency. Anyone? | a) proper pseudo-transparency, eh? b) How are you trying to enable it? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Alzi2", "user_answer": "ArrenLex"} |
If I installed something to a user, how can I get it moved to root? (and all other users) | move manually from home to /opt or add the PATH? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zxiest[a]", "user_answer": "giff"} |
I have exim4 installed, how do I change what user the root emails get sent to ? | by default ubuntu sets this to the first account created during the install process | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "neil_d", "user_answer": "|rt|"} |
is there a music program that can use a qwerty keyboard to play different notes? | 'soundtracker' is _the_ under linux... but if you need something more 'cool', check this http://skale.org/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "neil_d", "user_answer": "oskude"} |
can anybody please name a good torrent client available in the repos? | azureus | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wrabbit^", "user_answer": "ruffles"} |
Hi, my cdrom doesn't want to open :| it has a DVD inside and I can view the files on it, but neither clicking 'Unmount' nor pushing the button on CD-ROM itself, nor executing `eject` opens it :/ It gives me `umount: /media/cdrom0: device is busy` and I don't think anything is using the DVD inside :/ Any ideas on how I can open it without rebooting? | you can try sudo umount -l /media/cdrom0 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Zoffix", "user_answer": "mcphail"} |
Hi, how can I `ssh` into another box run a program and leave it running after I exit `ssh`? | Most importantly 'screen' to start, and ^A^D to detach. screen -r to resume | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Zoffix", "user_answer": "quintin"} |
Hey, is there a way for me to select all the packages I want installed and instead of downloading them to get just the LINKS to them so I could download them on another box? | use --simulate on the apt-get command, and save the list of packages. they're all available at packages.ubuntu.com, and then you can use aptoncd to create a repository-on-a-cd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Zoffix_", "user_answer": "maco"} |
what is the function of ubuntu one in latest version of ubuntu | https://one.ubuntu.com/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bs_", "user_answer": "drc"} |
From the command line, how do I get to the: file system/var/www ? | cd /var/www | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pizzas", "user_answer": "potenta"} |
Could someone help me build a script that restarts a process when it crashes ? | look at the daemontools package. look at the respawn option of inittab | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Garbaek", "user_answer": "sethk"} |
hi, since the website from ubuntu changed I cannot find the download link for 7.04. can someone help me please | http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/feisty/herd-5/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "asd", "user_answer": "Journeyman"} |
how do I remove a public key from an apt repository ? | man gpg | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "shwag", "user_answer": "Journeyman"} |
How can I scan my drive for bad sectors? | fsck --help | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "floyd2", "user_answer": "aoupi"} |
how to install flashplayer for Swiftfox Please help me | -> sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "anilomkar", "user_answer": "deadly_venom"} |
Which package provides tab completion for various utilities in the shell? Vanilla Debian doesn't do that | bash-completion | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "spirals", "user_answer": "Jordan_U"} |
Is there any tool to convert Mp3 to wav formats? | sox | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "manmadha", "user_answer": "dgags"} |
what program should I use to extract img files? | http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=276743 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "thill2708", "user_answer": "iter"} |
does the standard ubuntu bittorrent client supports resuming? | jusst open the same torrentfile again | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "t888", "user_answer": "mr_lampe"} |
i'm trying to run a .sh script but i need root to run it, sudo ./script.sh doesnt work | sudo sh ./script.sh | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "whitekidney", "user_answer": "pstewart"} |
what /dev/xyz are USB drives usually? | /dev/sdaX or sometimes /dev/sdbX if you have a scsi HD | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "TomB_", "user_answer": "Daverocks"} |
how can i generate randomized numbers in bash ? it's possible to do something like that ? | echo $RANDOM | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "seishi", "user_answer": "Daverocks"} |
is that posible to use windows fonts in linux ?! is yes , how ?! | (for your font question) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "x_", "user_answer": "Daverocks"} |
is it hard for me to upgrade my mysql server to 5.0 from 4.0 if it's already set up and all? | from 4.0 to 4.1 it was no swaet just 'apt upgrade' can't give any gurantee about 5 though, I suppose you should just 'mysqldump' and go for it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "FlyingSquirrel32", "user_answer": "ifireball"} |
what is the key combination to close a running process while in command line mode? | is the program is taking up your foreground, you can try ctrl+C or ctrl+z to freez it and go to the shell | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dcordes", "user_answer": "ifireball"} |
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