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anyone know if generic kernel works ok with nvidia drivers? | of course it does | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "progek", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
i need help deciding what ubuntu versions are better, like kubuntu, mythbuntu, xubuntu...... | /msg | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Jak3", "user_answer": "jonny_boy27"} |
clean install edgy, but 104 sec boot (dapper @ ~80) what might be broken? http://www.leotec.se/edgy/edgy-20061029-5.png | 'fraid I don't know much more than that | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "henke", "user_answer": "MugginsM"} |
I am told, by an error message, that I must install libdvdcss v1.2 but when trying to install either of the two, 'libdvdcss' or 'libdvdcss2' aptitude can't find a canditate version.. | check your PM | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "CroX", "user_answer": "macogw"} |
Hey, I just wiped my Hoary laptop to put Edgy on it, and I'm really stoked about most of what I've seen. But I'm missing a few things. Anyone know where the Apple ] [+ screensaver is available? | Gaim does IRC. Other clients can be installed. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Barry_", "user_answer": "bimberi"} |
what's a good utility for mass renaming files? | shell scripts, using echo & sed | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "physicsnick", "user_answer": "graft"} |
i have set up a shared folder on 'box1' and my windows xp laptop can see and access the folder. but how do i get my other linux laptop to see the shared folder on box1? | Make sure everything with 'samba' in the name is installed :p and then from nautilus use smb://computer_name | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Gizmo_the_Great1", "user_answer": "ph8"} |
So why *is* running as root bad? (And please don't just say 'security') | it's not really bad, it's fine if you know what you are doing. I think sudo is better though since you can setup up different levels of access to admin stuff using it. It also tends to make sure you don't just login as root and forget about it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "MooseMorals", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
Does anyone know why 'ifconfig > ifconfig.out' would render a 0-bit file? | No, but try | tee or something... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "birdfish", "user_answer": "lsproc"} |
I get an error with update manager about 2.6.17.11 kernel and tells me that it is broken. Update manager offers me the command: sudo apt-get install -f . And that command removes linux-image-generic and linux-generic which are 106kB. What should I do? Should I say yes to this command? | No prob! | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Justy-", "user_answer": "Tonren"} |
hi. what default number should i type in menu.lst to start windows on default? | try gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ubunter", "user_answer": "cablesm102"} |
hi folks. my audio seems to have stopped working. ubuntu hardy. is there anything i can do for diagnosing the problem? | stopped working after... ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "devilsadvocate", "user_answer": "techno_freak"} |
GMA950 + s-video... Has anyone gotten this to work? | THAT CARD SHOULD WORK OUT OF THE BOX | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "richard_", "user_answer": "devilsadvocate"} |
is there a command to get a list of my executible dirs? | echo $PATH | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "factotum", "user_answer": "Yaakov"} |
Hello - what is the root / sudo password for a generic ubuntu server installation - i cannot do a sudo without a password | sudo needs ur user passwd instead of root passwd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "alucardsy", "user_answer": "surface"} |
I just installed nx client. How do I run it? | is your question is 'how does this program work', have you looked at the documentation? If your question is 'where can I find the program it installed', do 'dpkg -L <package>' to list all the files for that package. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "XiXaQ", "user_answer": "ArrenLex"} |
how do i get the maximum capacity of a hard disk? | sudo fdisk -l | grep Disk | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tensor", "user_answer": "ArrenLex"} |
I was planning to install both Ubuntu and Kubuntu to see which version I perfer but from what I heard, te application menu would get cluttred with applications from both versions no matter what session you use. Is there a way to prevent this from happening? LIke only show GNOMe apps under Gnome and Kubuntu apps under Kubuntu? | another machine may allready have the ip. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Slynderdale", "user_answer": "Dr_willis"} |
If you have the Windows CD then you can insert it, Boot from the CD and manually reset your MBR | speak to R3aKt0r5 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Neddio", "user_answer": "ruan"} |
hey... does anyone know where I can find my c header files for my kernel? im running 2.6.15-27-386 | you can apt-get them | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "juanas33", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
is there a firefox extension that opens all 'new window links' in a tab? | try tab mix plus | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "khermans_", "user_answer": "_tom_"} |
is there a way to install some windows fonts (like times new roman)? i can't find a guide... | : install msttcorefonts in synaptic | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rmd_", "user_answer": "georgy"} |
how can i change my boot screen from graphical to text? | it's a kernel option, it can also show up on the kernel line | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rmd_", "user_answer": "eck"} |
hello i tried to install ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso and i got this message process 431 : glib warning getpwuid_r failed due to unknown user id ... anyone can help me ? | Did you check the md5sum of the image? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "weega", "user_answer": "soreau"} |
hello, i have a weird problem with a .Xauthority file that keeps reverting on a seemingly random basis to root ownership, is there anyway to track not so much who changed a file but why a file was changed? | that would mean that X is writing to the file | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "HOT", "user_answer": "__mikem"} |
my sound card has stopped being recognized, can anyone help? | stopped ? that implies that it was working, what changed in your system ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "myrmidette", "user_answer": "dhruvasagar"} |
does anyone know of any foreign apt servers | countrycode.archive.ubuntu.com (i.e gb.archive.ubuntu.com de.archive.ubuntu.com etc) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "n0dl|laptop", "user_answer": "h3sp4wn"} |
ok...how would I have gnome start like an eggdrop bot and xchat when it boots? | System>Preferences>Sessions | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Tokenbad", "user_answer": "keegan_"} |
hi there everybody just made a new install all right but my disk partitions show up twice on the desktop. Any ideas? | im pretty sure yes, but propably in gnome.org network (or something) just read their website | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kingarthur", "user_answer": "oskude"} |
can somebody tell me where texlive folder is? i need to adjust the moderncv.sly | try whereis command to check the file locations. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "stephan", "user_answer": "drake01"} |
what a channel.. | the server edition has no GUI. If you're unsure, get the desktop. There is nothing that server can do that desktop can't. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Cheery", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
hello, having problems with updating ubuntu edgy with apt-get dist-upgrade or aptitude dist-upgrade - it's telling me that linux-image-generic and linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17-11-generic are broken ;/ aptitude wants to remove all of the kernels, and apt-get doesn't want to do anything now.. any ideas on how to fix? | That is the same problem that many other people are having. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "yanger", "user_answer": "EnsignRedshirt"} |
hey, does anyone know where i can grab packages for latest stable kernel 3.5 release? | not supported if you use it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mr0wl", "user_answer": "ThinkT510"} |
hi! somebody know how delete/dont load ONLY the nvidia module from the restricted-modules? | take a look in /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rocambole", "user_answer": "spdf"} |
how do I automatically get ride of older unused kernels clogging grub boot and disk space? | did you try ubuntu tweak? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "leagris", "user_answer": "ankreloaded"} |
Hi, any suggestions for doing a minimal install? Just enough to use apt-get to install other packages. Thanks | it's the old textmode installer, no liveCD, available same places you download normal Desktop ISO | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gpettit", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
i can't see a video in a webpage, missing plugin to see windows media player videos, can someone help me ? | I like mplayer plugin-in (make sure you get w32codecs too), but there are others as well. The package for the plugin is mozilla-mplayer | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rootpt", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
how can i add aufs and squashfs modules to my kernel using ubuntu karmic ? thanks | if they are built into the kernrel.. then they are not modules. You would have to recompile the kernel and check them to be built in | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "coder___", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"} |
when i dual boot from fedora to ubuntu i have to fix permissions everytime i switch back and forth , how do i do it automagically ? | It's a place for you to put your own scripts, that run after the system scripts. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "G00053", "user_answer": "Kyle__"} |
Im in need of a lightweight browser that is of course fully functional. any suggestions? | swiftfox? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "IdleOne", "user_answer": "FluxD"} |
can anyone recommend a text editor with basic formatting, suitable for writing notes, similar to ms wordpad or apple textedit? | it's called Tomboy | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "napkin", "user_answer": "jtf0518"} |
is there someone way to see the dependency of a package in advance of installing it? | man pages are your friend :-) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mr_potato", "user_answer": "smw"} |
...is there a cd-writing program that is a little easier to understand and configure than xcdroast for gnome?? | gnomebaker | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "slimemonkey", "user_answer": "jtibau"} |
Evening all. I seem to have lost the ability to do dns lookups. Anyone know how I can check what servers ubuntu is using? | check your /etc/resolv.conf | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Lllama", "user_answer": "boink"} |
I'm moving myself over to using ubuntu on my main machine all the time and one think I have not figure out what to do about is that I do depend on GoToMeeting of WebEx when giving sales presentations and the like to multiple potential clients, things like GoToMeeting of WebEx are great. Is there anything for group screen sharing that DOES work under ubuntu? | webex is avaiable for linux | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Voting", "user_answer": "zaggynl"} |
Is there an easy way for someone to switch from using swfdec to using the flash-nonfree plugin after having made the choice to use swfdec? | open synaptic package manager, search for swfdec uninstall it, search for flash-nonfree and install it, that should get you going | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "errorlevel", "user_answer": "starcannon"} |
any idea on what the next LTS release is going to be? | 2008-04 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Jtkiefer", "user_answer": "vlt"} |
I am gonna try it in banshee, but ya thats one thing i don't like about linux you have to jump through hoops to get stuff working sometimes, and i can't help but wonder if it's really worth it? | It's worth it. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jman_", "user_answer": "indref"} |
Hey all .. I have a question a friend of mine is trying to update his edgy and there are 2 upgrads that just wont install due to dependency problems... the package linux-headers-2.6.17-11-generic can't be installed :S | there is an inconsistency on the server at the moment. It will go away. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "effie_jayx", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
is there anyway to have the software update tool use a different set of repositories than synaptic or apt-get | I've not seen one. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pavon", "user_answer": "sethk"} |
installing ubuntu on a system with no CD/Disk drive, I switched the harddrive out into a system with CD drive, installed, worked fine, but when replacing the HD to its orig system X won't start | probably because your X configuration is set up for the old one. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg You can also install over the network,etc directly on that computer | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pilsun", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
haha how do i use nick complete in xchat? | e y e tab | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "stamina|xr7", "user_answer": "eyequeue"} |
what program is best for making bootable usb sticks from an .iso? | ultimateboot... theres a link to it from the ubuntu download page... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "chris_osx", "user_answer": "randomperson"} |
I need to copy (preserving everything, including symlinks) the files on my root partition to another partition, so that it can be my new root partition. I've booted using the livecd, can I just mount both partitions and do a cp -p? | cp -apR | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "politik", "user_answer": "hwilde"} |
I installed multiple media players. now I want to select a default. is there a way of doing this? | right click on any the file and select Properties then Open With and tick the default option. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "AndroidData", "user_answer": "predaeus"} |
is there a 'top' command for memory? | (hit F to change the sort field) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "devinus", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
Is it right to say 'conflicts are waging' or should it be 'conflicts are raging'? | conflicts are raging | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kanzie", "user_answer": "Tylerofl"} |
how do I download a package from ubuntu repositories, I don't want to install it .. just download | you'll find it in /var/cache/apt/archives | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bitchslapper", "user_answer": "LjL"} |
my computer will not boot the ubuntu CD; is there any other way that I can install it? | http://www.debian.org/releases/slink/i386/ch-install-methods.en.html | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "no_dog", "user_answer": "THX-1138"} |
- How would you learn the keyboard model number for a laptop? | cat /var/lib/acpi-support/*-* | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "THX-1138", "user_answer": "sladen"} |
I'm thinking about installing ubuntu on my mac, but I'm wondering if I should get the CD or the DVD iso? what's the difference? | - The DVD loads faster and has three methods of install text, OEM and live CD. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Jerub", "user_answer": "THX-1138"} |
Where do i find GCC's include files like stdio.h, stdlib.h? | /usr/include but why...? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "EClaesson", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
is it possible to make X forward over ssh in ubuntu? | yes use the -x option i think | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "maxamillion", "user_answer": "gnomefreak"} |
what language? | bash | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "juken", "user_answer": "cayne"} |
i've installed ettercap and I'm trying to edit its initialization file, etter.conf. However I'm not able to find it in the file system. Does anybody know where it can be found? | if nothing else, use -> dpkg -L ettercap (It lists the files in that package) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kalaxmar", "user_answer": "SeanTater"} |
hello... I've got the most recent LiveCD for ubuntu; is it possible to install it without GNOME nor any kind of graphical interface? (would be useful on good ol' pentium 90...) | the server install cd is for that, or the alternate cd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "whatspy", "user_answer": "eyequeue"} |
any hints on how to change the kernel the ubuntu installer uses? | create a custom livecd? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tetsuo", "user_answer": "ravenous"} |
hi, i cant get flash working in firefox to use with youtube.. what should be the way to get it working? | its easy with sudo apt get flash | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "brk3", "user_answer": "grol"} |
Ubuntu tech support ? :o | apt-cache search | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ulfar", "user_answer": "faux"} |
is vlc no longer in apt-get ? apt-cache search vlc turns up nothing for me :o | have you enabled universe and multiverse repositories? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ulfar", "user_answer": "KenSentMe"} |
hello, does DVD version contains LiveCD envorement? | yes it does | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "PecisDarbs", "user_answer": "mc44"} |
how does one restart apache? | sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Syco54645", "user_answer": "po0f"} |
since i installed compiz i am not able to see the window cross, maximize and minimize sign | try pressing alt+f2 and running gtk-window-decorator --replace | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kz3", "user_answer": "MeanEYE"} |
is there a program that can read the id3 tag on an mp3 or music file and rename the file according to a specific format? | check out exfalso | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Lam_", "user_answer": "nolimitsoya"} |
how do you save a session in firefox? | I think there is an extension that will do that; in IceWeasel it seems to be turned on by default | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Lam_", "user_answer": "Xenguy"} |
is there any performance benefit in using either azureus or azureus-gcj repository packages? | use azureus, not gcj | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Lam_", "user_answer": "ithiel"} |
what are flac cue files good for? | FLAC is lossless... MP3 but better. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Lam_", "user_answer": "Stormx2"} |
hi all, I have a pc with windows 7 on it and it has troubles. Blue screens, freeze ups etc.. I want to figure out if this is a hardware or software problem so that's why I want to try Ubuntu. My usb startup failed and I'm reading now about the WUBI installer. I was wondering: you install it through windows, but when you run it, is it still on top of windows or more independant? | it is running itself but from a compressed filesystem on the windows partition | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Danny_Joris_", "user_answer": "Wiesshund"} |
what app should i use for ripping audio cds? | k3b can do it also I thought | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "slicslak", "user_answer": "MatBoy"} |
I have a problem getting ubuntu 6.06 LTX x86_64 installed on my ML370 G5 with Smart Array p400. It prompts for language and location then sits forever with a blank blue screen. Any help? | try a text mode install with the alternate cd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "gregb", "user_answer": "sethk"} |
Hi. Am a bit of a newbie and having trouble trying to mount an ntfs drive from using edgy live. Have created /media/hda folder - and added '/dev/hda /media/hda ntfs@ to fstab but get the following error when i try 'sudo mount /media/hda' - mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda, missing codepage or other error' Can anyone help please. | you mount partitions, not drives. so probably hda1 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "chinny", "user_answer": "CarlFK"} |
am a newbie - how do i find what my com1 port is under ubuntu please - trying to configure minicom | note that minicom assumes you have a modem attached and does lots of AT wierdry before you get a chance to do anything | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "chinny", "user_answer": "lupine_85"} |
question - Where is the deb repository for QuickTime? | yes. i use the mozilla-mplayer plugin | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kijjaz", "user_answer": "Rico-"} |
hello people. has anyone else experienced problems installing flashplugin-nonfree? I get a md5sum mismatch | Easiest way to do - if installing for Firefox is go to the Adobe Flash detector page and it will instlal as plugin ;) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "choongii", "user_answer": "ShackJack"} |
Hello. I wanted to play with editing the context menus when right clicking a specific file type. Does anyone know, is this a nautilus specific thing, or a gnome specific thing? I am completely inexperienced in gnome/linux development. | Check out https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NautilusScriptsHowto to make your own, there are also several Nautilus extension in apt to do things, like resize images with right-click, open as admin, etc... | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "BoomShaka", "user_answer": "ShackJack"} |
hi all, im using vsftpd, a user can login and create a file fine, but the created file is drwx------, any idea why / how to change the default permissions? | see how to set umask for thse users/ftp | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wakawaka_", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
is there a nice gui tool for simple video editing and (video) dvd burning ? | I have created a ton of DVDs using kino to edit dv stream and then encode to DVD mpeg and qdvdauthor to finish the job | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lesshaste", "user_answer": "manjo"} |
anybody know of a util that I can use the share my clipboard w/my PowerBook? | http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "xange", "user_answer": "ComputinChuck"} |
What package do I install, so that I get all the LaTeX packages? (the sty-files). | and tetex-extra maybe | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Vegeta^", "user_answer": "mwe"} |
is there a shortcut key to access the Applications Menu? (like the Windows key in windows?) | i think its alt f1 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Lard-O-Lad", "user_answer": "Caplain_"} |
how can I boot diskless and wireless (atheros) with ubuntu and access ltsp ?? | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "danrez", "user_answer": "ravenous"} |
can someone help me ?? | maybe! | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "brock", "user_answer": "marsje"} |
any bluetooth guru here? | just ask | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Pitel", "user_answer": "donald_"} |
how do I find out if I have Ubuntu x64 installed? | 'uname -a' at the prompt, it should say x86_64 in there if you do | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "giiker", "user_answer": "tmandry"} |
Anyone know what package 'libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3' belongs to? | http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-search.en.html - Section 5.4 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mluser-work", "user_answer": "JosefK"} |
are there any mono 1.2 final debs available already? | alas no, fairly trivial to build them into /usr/local from source though | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "damg_", "user_answer": "JosefK"} |
does someone know how rsync works? | you can read its source code ;P. its man page has an overall description | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sasuke", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
I like to use dreamweaver but I switched to Ubuntu. What can I install for Ubuntu that has the same split view as dreamweaver? | try quanta or bluefish, nvu is good too | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "smoked1", "user_answer": "beefsprocket"} |
In scripting how do I store the output of a command into a variable? | VAR=$(mycommand) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "DethKlok", "user_answer": "alex-weej"} |
how do i get the fdisk utility? | you probably have it, if not install util-linux | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "DethKlok", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
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