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Hello, some of you can help me, please to connect a Palm with ubuntu? | http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Palm_sync_dapper | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jessid", "user_answer": "tom47"} |
which directory? | in the one you typed make install | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "drick", "user_answer": "ompaul"} |
tell me an application that plays .wma files? | with w32codecs probably | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "f1assistance", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
how can i rebind keys? is there an X conf file somewhere for that? | check out xbindkeys. very useful | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Akuma_", "user_answer": "ladydoor"} |
okay, the time command isn't working in doing time > file.txt how do I get the current time to the file. this is in a bash script | date? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "eternalswd", "user_answer": "ladydoor"} |
anyone know how to disable the password prompt when opening the laptop screen? | there may not be an easy way...it's a security feature | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "eod_punk", "user_answer": "ladydoor"} |
hmm.. amsn does seem to take up a lot of resources, doesn't it | bitlbee does, I believe, if you like IRC | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "stuart_", "user_answer": "ladydoor"} |
is there a command to combine two .wav files into one? | cat file1 >> file2 , backup first, i am not sure it works or not | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ladydoor", "user_answer": "surface"} |
hey, does anybody know whether there's some way to somehow, like, tell xubuntu to depend on (for example) mutt instead of thunderbird? i'd like to uninstall a lot of programs i never use and don't want to re-uninstall them after next time i distupgrade | update-alternatives | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ladydoor", "user_answer": "talisein"} |
Can anyone help me with this? If I had an image on my desktop, let's call it 'test.jpg', what would the path for it be? | /home/yourusername/Desktop/test.jpg | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Piddy", "user_answer": "ladydoor"} |
have you tried Ion? If so, is there a reason you prefer ratpoison? | no window dressings in ratpoison, i don't have to learn lua, and i think the keybindings are more intuitive. *shrug* | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Asc", "user_answer": "ladydoor"} |
is that us.archive.ubuntu.com mirror down? keep getting can't connect errors in aptitude, but my network is fine (can ping, etc) | a lot of people remove the us. from that deb | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ormandj", "user_answer": "ladydoor"} |
anyone know if you can do a install without loading x on the desktop install cd ? my ati card hangs | get the alternative installation cd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cptmorgan", "user_answer": "ladydoor"} |
whats the easiest way to make a backup of my ubuntu system? | -- simplebackup | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cgentry72", "user_answer": "MrSteve"} |
how do you install the kernel source so I can build the cisco vpn client? | you probably only need the headers: sudo aptitude install linux-headers-`uname -r` | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cdavis", "user_answer": "lupine_85"} |
how can I probe and tell what type of video card this machine is running? | the purge option should do that | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cdavis", "user_answer": "sipior"} |
I hate to butt in, but I desperately need to know if Wubi overwrites the Windows install | It rewrites the boot record but does not touch the windows system. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ckap", "user_answer": "gvo"} |
Hi, the remote desktop option hangs often when I do ubuntu to ubuntu connection, since lucid I think, is it a known bug? the remote vnc crashes. | : have you tried reducing your graphic settings to the bare min for that VNC connetion? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "MrBean", "user_answer": "unc0nn3ct3d"} |
is there anyway to disable evolution from starting up the evolution-exchange process even when it's explicitly disabled in the session? I don't even use evolution. | its exchange operations | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "majyk", "user_answer": "ajopaul_"} |
anyone else ever had the problem of the gui installer freezing while 'installing system'? this is rediculus | yes, it did the same thing to me, so I got the text based installer | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "GUIPEnguin_", "user_answer": "Don_jr"} |
hey guys... how can i get grep to output those lines that don't match? | grep -v | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "PuGz", "user_answer": "opexoc"} |
can't really tell how long it will last but i wouldn't trust it with anything important anymore | can't run windows specific software on ubuntu | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "auronandace", "user_answer": "ubuntumepls"} |
Hi, all. I'm wondering, is there an easy solution to setting up a LAMP-type web server on Ubuntu 7.10 desktop through synaptic, etc.? If not, what's the simplest way to get a phpmyadmin, mysql, php, apache server set up? Security is NOT important, its for personal site testing on my LAN. | use the task select | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dylan_", "user_answer": "macogw"} |
Hello, i get this when trying to run make menuconfig in the kernel source tree, You must install ncurses-devel in order to run make menuconfig. But theres no such package ncurses-devel. I searched for ncurses packages installed, and there was quite a bunch. Plain Ubuntu 5.04 install. | apt-get install build-essential libncurses5-dev | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bionic", "user_answer": "fabbione"} |
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable) | the error message is the clue | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "McQueen", "user_answer": "ikonia"} |
This is ancient Unix knowledge (I'm a dinosaur :-) ) but some amount of the disk is held unused, that only 'root' processes can use. This is so that if you fill the drive, the system can still run. | 20GB seems a bit much. Is there any way to override this since the drive is only being used for storage? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hellokthulu", "user_answer": "petar12"} |
I'm trying to find the users using the most disk space on a server -- is there a quick command to do this? e.g. like 'du /*/* -s --block-size=1G | sort -g' except for sorting by user instead of file | you could use find with prinf %s and %u, and then parse with a quick perl script? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jj995", "user_answer": "ne2k"} |
how do you take a screen shot when your useing someing like lynx or bitchx ? | i believe bitchx does logging, and i think you can save pages with lynx | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cjones", "user_answer": "bean-oh"} |
I don't know. I upgraded...had some minor issues but was worried they were more major. took me over a day to fix the minor issues. Everything works fine. csabo2 don_jr | yeah I've got ubuntu installed on my PC dual booted with XP and on my laptop and finally got my wireless card working....only problem I have now is I don't have sound on my PC | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "whitehorseNtiger", "user_answer": "don_jr"} |
is there channel dedicated to 10.4? | ubuntu+1 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mikeconcepts", "user_answer": "minimec"} |
It goes through the motions, mpg321 -v even showing the progress -- but all I hear is a faint noise. alsamixer settings are all up, and they do have an effect on the noise. | Is it like the volume is too low, or are you just getting noise? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "soundray", "user_answer": "mssever"} |
do you guys mind repeating what the problem is? | whenever grav sees a flash content on his browser, the screen gets messed up | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Vancha", "user_answer": "Sonne"} |
hey all, is there something wrong with us.archive.ubuntu.com? | yup..give it awhile | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cllamb1x", "user_answer": "mseney"} |
can't remember... how do I search for a package in apt? | apt-cache search -n | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "m1ckeyknox", "user_answer": "Adam"} |
Hi. If I want to install KDE software - e.g. KTorrent and Konversation - should I install KUbuntu instead of the regular Ubuntu? | Nope. It's just a question of what you prefer. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Adam", "user_answer": "yinepuhotep"} |
can someone explain how to use azureus to search for torrents? | All it does is manage the torrents once you find them in Firefox. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lint", "user_answer": "yinepuhotep"} |
Where are the .deb files from APT stored? | /var/cache/apt/archives | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bkoby", "user_answer": "bimberi"} |
has anyone got any idea on why i have to manually enter the nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf (i do it through network-admin) every time i boot? i connect wirelessly to a router | /etc/resolv.conf is reset by dhcp when you boot. search the ubuntu forums for /etc/resolv.conf | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zukalk", "user_answer": "quintin"} |
is it possible to use the live cd / dvd in the package manager so that i don't have to download the pakages? | yes. go to add repositories, and add the CD | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sic", "user_answer": "quintin"} |
what is this about feisty having built in virtualization? | the kernel -- if the CPU supports that -- exposes features that allow to recreate a superuser mode 'virtual CPU' in userland. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "matt____", "user_answer": "LjL"} |
hey guys, the latest 'xserver-xorg' update has problem ? | Updated and fixed xserver-xorg-core packages has been uploaded. It is now safe to upgrade the system with 'sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade'. To make sure that your mirror has the new version do 'sudo apt-get update' then 'apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-core' and check that the candidate is 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu10.4 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "vciaglia", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
how to setup xorg to use my widescreen monitor in the mode 1440x900? | sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg. make sure to check the right resolution in the process | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jasondotgnu", "user_answer": "stefg"} |
Em... an 'xorg-core' upgrade just busted my laptop, I get the impression I'm not the only person affected. Is there a solution? | /topic | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "emmet", "user_answer": "eyequeue"} |
I'm trying to find out if gutsy is using my swap partition, i can't tell, 'dmesg | grep swap' showed nothing. the swap parition got created/found during install, but can't tell if the system is using it, can anyone give me some pointers? | top and free should tell you too | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sc0tch", "user_answer": "saloxin"} |
This is pretty frustrating. How do you edit your xorg.conf to detect a different graphics card? (It's detecting Vanta/Vanta LT but I have a RIVA TNT2 card.) | cards may have different names and the same chip sets | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Luxurious", "user_answer": "ompaul"} |
I've been reading the forums for a while trying to decide whether to get a nvidia or ati graphics card. does ati have decent acceleration support on linux nowadays? or is nvidia still king? | AMD == ATi | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "oscuro", "user_answer": "Boohbah"} |
How do I change the order in GRUB? I wan't windows at the top of the list | sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.list, copy and paste the windows entry above the other entries | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "janbanan", "user_answer": "bruenig"} |
whats the command to list the drives connected to a computer? | 'sudo fdisk -l' is one i use | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wolfmanz", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
how do i find out the 'local-machine-name' ? | cat /etc/hostname | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cabuloso", "user_answer": "gbauman"} |
yes, try crucial cause lshw doesn't know | it works in windows | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tjiggi_fo", "user_answer": "aguitel"} |
hello guys im runing a ppc, with breezy on it, console only how do i upgrade to dapper? | first change alll instances of 'breezy' to 'dapper' in /etc/apt/sources.list ... then run sudo apt-get update, then sudo apt-get dist-upgrade | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "yggdrasi1", "user_answer": "lupine_85"} |
What should I install to get an embeded video player working in Firefox? | mozilla-mplayer | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fatbrain", "user_answer": "lupine_85"} |
Can anyone explain why this script fails to connect me to the internet the first time I run it, but succeeds when I run it a second time? http://pastebin.com/Y1aY9NXz | try a small sleep (about 5 should do) just before the dhclient, may help | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "thraspic", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"} |
quick question: does ubuntu use vanilla-soures as standard? and what version is the current stable? | No. It uses a patched kernel and dapper (the latest stable Ubuntu release) uses 2.6.15 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wisp", "user_answer": "neutrinomass"} |
how do i change my update sources to something closer to me? | System-Administration-Software Sources, on the first tab | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Banger1", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
i just downloaded the rt2500 drivers using synaptic, and i can't figure out how to compile them, because the directory they are unpacked to is locked | sudo passwd root putyourpasshere & su <-- Work from there | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rummik", "user_answer": "marco2391"} |
anyone can tell me how to browse the file system graphically as 'root'? | gksudo nautilus | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "xepher", "user_answer": "bruenig"} |
In nautilus I closed the 'folder explorer' on the left side by accident. How do I renable it ? | click on view in nutulus and click the button side pane | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Ricesteam", "user_answer": "w30"} |
I have a question? If you have two identical commands and both are in $PATH, which one wins? | whichever shows up first in $PATH | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "w30", "user_answer": "Tonren"} |
i remember back in the day there were many packages not available for 64 bit. has that gotten better? | you need a little bit of room for some 32 bit libs but otherwise np. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Octane", "user_answer": "w30"} |
I have an ipp protocol print server on 192.168.1.250 but the printer doesn't tell my spool when it is done printing. Is there an entry in cupsd.conf I am missing? or need? | have you tried this configuration? http://occy.net/printing | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "w30", "user_answer": "zenwhen"} |
hi, for some reason x won't start - it says fatal server error: no screens found. I have copied my xorg log into the pastebin here: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/21461 can someone please help?? | its a bug on a update | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rayna", "user_answer": "javiolo"} |
where do i find lndir? | doesn't appear in a package. I see the man page for lndir, for it and ja, but nothing else | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rummik", "user_answer": "sethk"} |
help! my synaptic won't start: synaptic: error while loading shared libraries: libvte.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory | try here http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=239238 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "OsirisX11", "user_answer": "itsmegb"} |
Is there a limitation on what USB drives work with ubuntu? I'd like to purchase this one, but would like to be sure that it will work. http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Traveler-Flash-DTI-1GB/dp/B000AV14M2/sr=1-1/qid=1167449940/ref=sr_1_1/104-4894288-8747105?ie=UTF8&s=pc | if it's usb, it should work. I've never had a problem | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wikijeff", "user_answer": "dubious9"} |
How can I view PDFs in Firefox instead of downloading and then opening them separately? | install acroread-plugins | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wikijeff", "user_answer": "sval"} |
during the ubuntu install, the only res i can use is 640x480 - the bottom of the install window goes off the bottom of the screen, so i cant use the buttons. any ideas? | message me | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Zer0ne", "user_answer": "phaedrus44"} |
so i'm a complete noob about linux; what ftp client is available for ubuntu? | Place > Connect to Server.. -- choose one of the two FTP choices. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "natural20", "user_answer": "fyrestrtr"} |
When you open a tty, it states a bunch of copyright things, where is that file so as to customize it? | /etc/motd I believe | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mzuverink", "user_answer": "RudyValencia"} |
hi, maybe an easy question, but how can i disable the bootsplash in edgy, so that i just see the bootup-messages in the console? | remove 'splash' from the kernel lines in /boot/grub/menu.lst | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ochosi", "user_answer": "bimberi"} |
hi, i installed the wacom-kernel-source via m-a 'by accident' (long story...). could anyone tell me how to remove it since it seems to be in the way of installing fakeroot | What happens with sudo apt-get remove wacom-kernel-source ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ochosi", "user_answer": "MrObvious"} |
I need to know, how can i stop web server daemon and mysql daemon ... Please !! | ls /etc/init.d/ youll see many scripts there. just sudo /etc/init.d/scriptname stop or start or restart | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lipe", "user_answer": "dyrne"} |
is it possible to make packages without source code ? | or flash | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "MnCC", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
which driver should i be using for a quadro4 900? nv or nvidia? | either will work. the first is gpl and great for 2d desktop. the second is nvidias binary blob which is much faster for 3d, but not gpl. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "michaelfavia", "user_answer": "siXy"} |
hi how do I know where I installed jdk1.6 | try sudo updatedb, then locate jdk | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "`m0", "user_answer": "tat"} |
Is there a downloadable document for the Windows users switching to Ubuntu? | not currently, but you could join the Ubuntu Documentation Team & help us finish one for the next release! | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Droit", "user_answer": "Madpilot"} |
Does anyone know if its normal for firefox-bin and plugin-container, in system monitor, to take up a total of 400mb of memory? | http://linuxatemyram.com | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "evan__", "user_answer": "mneptok"} |
is there a good DVD author software anyone can recommend? | i like tovid | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "quad3d", "user_answer": "slew"} |
anyone here familiar with Xubuntu and knows how to not have to have the disc in to apt-get? | remove the CD from your sources.list | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "riwa", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
phaesdrus44 - i had a system instability problem when I first built my machine. turned out to be settings in the bios that were incompatible with the video card. | the ISO format for CD/DVDs has stupid 8 character filename limits. There are two extensions to fix it, Joliet and RockRidge. Joliet is for windows and RockRidge is for UNIX. presumably the disc you have only has Joliet extensions | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lindy", "user_answer": "Ng"} |
How does one resize the desktop icons? | right click on it and choose resize | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Febs", "user_answer": "sharperguy"} |
whats on the gutsy-dvd-i386.iso that isnt on ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386.iso? | At least the alternative and desktop installers | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "stray77", "user_answer": "Amaranth"} |
anyone here use ubuntu as the OS for a media box? | that sounds interesting, are you trying to set it up as a media server? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "LittleRed", "user_answer": "Rehan"} |
hi, is there an ubuntu based distro that's lighter than xubuntu? | Fluxbuntu | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Ranbee", "user_answer": "tonyyarusso"} |
hi, i've been looking for edgy screenshots and a good review to post on a forum, does anyone know where i can find that? | check the /topic | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Ranbee", "user_answer": "apokryphos"} |
Is there an application for linux where I am able to download full websites?.. I've heard wget is bad at doing this | httrack | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "exs", "user_answer": "kitche"} |
hi there, i just wanna know if there is chance of watching iptv with mythbuntu, theres nobody awake in #mythbuntu, *g | I see, sorry I can't help | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zubwolf", "user_answer": "soundray"} |
My motherboard gives an annoying 'beep' in most of games. But it isnt a 'error beep' , Its trying to give the game's musics using an 'old arcade game'-like way. How can I stop this beeping ? | I already banned him | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Aranel", "user_answer": "Amaranth"} |
Excuse me if this is to off topic, but how do you install gtkmoz(for python) on ubuntu? | sudo apt-get install python-gtkmozembed | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ryuguns1", "user_answer": "coz_"} |
Hey :), anybody here uses irssi and knows how to set it up for autoidenting me? it's kind of annoying to write /msg nickserv password at each login :/ | /NETWORK ADD -autosendcmd '/^msg nickserv ident $YOURPASSWORD;wait 2000' Freenode | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "DARKGuy", "user_answer": "mnepton"} |
hi there i would like to give permissions to user to a folder and all its content inclunding subdirectories !! which options should i give to chmod ?? | chown -R user:group /path/to/directory/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "iturk", "user_answer": "variant"} |
I have ubuntu running on a USB stick. I want to copy it over to another USB. What command could I use that will make sure I get an exact copy with all hidden files and file permissions? Thanks.. | that can only be done if stick2 is at least as large as stick1 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lloowen1", "user_answer": "escott"} |
hey all- Xorg seems to have forgotten my resolution settings- what's the reconfig command? | sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "the_empty", "user_answer": "nickrud"} |
can anybody tell me how i can boot the ubuntu 6.06 cd so that installation starts immediately? i have a problem using the installation from the live cd. performance is non-existant. thank you! | you cannot immedieately install from the 'live cd' you need to download another cd the 'alternate install' cd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "beesandflowers", "user_answer": "shrift"} |
in abiword, how do i do that horizontal line that goes from end to end? Am needing it for a resume | I don't know anything about Abi Word but you might search the help file for 'Horizontal Rule' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "flasher", "user_answer": "robertj"} |
Help please,What port does apt-get use? | or ftp (port 20+21) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Lane", "user_answer": "Jowi"} |
What repository could I use to get dsniff for Ubuntu Server? | Yep, it's in universe | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Lane", "user_answer": "SeanTater"} |
Hi, how to add DNS to /etc/resolv.conf to avoid being overwrite by network-manager? | network-manager HAS TO control resolv.conf. Either you should not use network-manager or set in its config the relevant DNS parameters, I think. Otherwise, you may try to set resolv.conf immutable | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tycable", "user_answer": "jjp_"} |
How do you open a file that contains a & in it's name in terminal? The shell doesn't accept the & | how about \& ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "KenSentMe", "user_answer": "zyclop"} |
it seems like the search feature doesn't work well ... I have lost a program (a folder) and search engine cant find it. so how do I find out where I put it? | through the console: ls | grep ? find ? locate? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lens", "user_answer": "DARKGuy"} |
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