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how can i pass boot options at the ubuntu livecd startup? | it should take you to the debian help screen and one of the F keys will show how to pass options | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jordan__", "user_answer": "speeves"} |
Can anyone tell me how to change the hard drive numbers in menu.lst? | Find the groot option in /boot/grub/menu.list ... might be what you need | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "maimuta", "user_answer": "DarkElf109"} |
what is the best irc client for gnome? | XChat is a nice graphical client. irssi and bitchx are nice text-based clients. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "marshall__", "user_answer": "ardchoille"} |
when i do apt-get remove mysql-server-5.0 and then reinstall it, it still is pulling config from somewhere, cause i get access denied when trying to log onto the db | apt-get remove --purge package | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "eon_", "user_answer": "scrappy_"} |
when I first installed Ubuntu, on the boot menu it has :Ubuntu, Ubuntu safe mode or something, Windows XP. Now after I installed update for Ubuntu. It has 2 ubuntu and 2 ubuntu safe mode. HOw do I remove 1 of them? | er.. gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "detien", "user_answer": "scrappy_"} |
what's the name of the dictionary package for openoffice? So spellcheck would work.. I wish it was including in the apt-get install | hunspell | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "foo", "user_answer": "Taylor"} |
is there any way to see my CPU archicture (e.g. Pentium, etc) thru Ubuntu? I don't remember what I have :-) | cat /proc/cpuinfo | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dwhsix", "user_answer": "bXi"} |
If I want someone to answer me, do I need to address them directly? | helps if you are having a conversation with them, otherwise no | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Urmac", "user_answer": "gatekeeper"} |
i'm going to be installing a CD-RW drive and a DVD drive into my box. Aside from checking out the jumper setting for Master or Slave, is there anything else I have to do to install? | make sure you ground yourself, and while you have your case opened, clean all that dust out of there. Make sure the drives are screwed in snugly, otherwise they will cause vibrations that might cause reading errors. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cowmilk", "user_answer": "burhan"} |
Hello.. Can anyone please tell me how to make dhclient and company /never/ to touch /etc/resolv.conf? It's annoying like hell. | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StaticDnsWithDhcp | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Mora", "user_answer": "Seveas"} |
So how do i make a drive non-busy? | make sure you aren't in any directories that are on the drive | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nicholaspaul", "user_answer": "nocarrier"} |
Can someone help me fix my ubuntu install, think kdm got messed up somehow and i dont know how to either switch to gdm or to re-install kdm | have you checked to see what type of seesion you have selected? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kill4killin", "user_answer": "NickRivers"} |
what is the password for sudo on liveCD? | there is no password ;P | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nikin", "user_answer": "_keNzi"} |
heya, just wondering if serial mice are now detected in edgy? I know they weren't detected in the previous two versions of ubuntu | not quite sure about the serial mice :> Let me see if I have one around here though to check. If its not here it would be at home | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Meshezabeel", "user_answer": "Elda"} |
can anyone tell me how to remove mysqld? | apt-get remove --purge mysql-server | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "apeman2020", "user_answer": "fyrestrtr"} |
Why isn`t jvm 1.5 in the repros of ubuntu?? | it's in multiverse | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jhasse", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
Hi there.. I am confused.. Why I can do sudo but I am not in the sudoers file? | by default it gives sudo privilages to the 'admin' group, rather than your specific user | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mpathy", "user_answer": "Miek"} |
Anyone have any ideas on how I would go about managing my ubuntu partition? Like, before I even boot into it? | to do what exactly? live cd + gparted = handy tool | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cruddpuppet", "user_answer": "Dr_willis"} |
Does anyone have any experience with CoLinux on here? | honestly | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nnx", "user_answer": "int19h"} |
pleas anybody can help me im getting 'Release No MD5Sum entry in Release when i run 'sudo apt-get update' | there can be many resons. People could be busy, just not see you, not know the answer to your question or something else. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "alvaro__", "user_answer": "int19h"} |
Is there a way to make gmail my mailreader by default in preferred applications ? when I click a mail link firefox opens www.gmail.com ? | http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/set-gmail-as-default-mail-client-in-ubuntu/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "burwaco", "user_answer": "MystaMax"} |
hello to everyone, I have got a problem with a lock screen. If I leave my laptop in that state for a long time, I can's see the window where I suppose to type in my pass to unlock so I am forced to turn it off by a power button. Any ideas of fixing it? Running Ubuntu 11.04. | I think your computer is suspending to RAM. Turn that feature off | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fatal_ERROR777", "user_answer": "edbian"} |
what are you exactly trying to do? | i wanna play a movie with default settings | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pfalcone", "user_answer": "dhq"} |
Is it possible to configure grub on boot, before it mounts the root partition? | yeah, when you're in the menu, cou can type e to edit a specific line. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Asc", "user_answer": "eitch0000_"} |
do Ubuntu *need* a swap partition to boot? I'm either going to make a RAID 1, or RAID 0 software array for swap OR I'm going to not use RAID and set multiple partitons with the same priority. If I use RAID 0 and one drive dies, will Ubuntu boot w/o a swap file? | you can either make a swap partition or a swap file if you want later | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "aboutblank", "user_answer": "pike_"} |
hi, can anyone tell me how do i find out which version of gaim i'm running? and which version of OO? | dpkg -l | grep openoffice | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "seshomaru", "user_answer": "phazeman"} |
hi - im in the middle of a big download (thru apt-get) but we will have a power cut soon and i am wondering will i have redownload everything if the power goes down before the download is complete? | it will resume | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "seshomaru", "user_answer": "variant"} |
guys, since no one can help me with my suspend problem here, can anyone recommend another channel? | a bot can care less where you are :) read the rest of it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pliz", "user_answer": "gnomefreak"} |
No internet connection.....no way to install build-essential... I need MAKE to install b43-fwcutter for my internet connection.. Oh my god why didn't this at least include make | do an apt-get --download-only somewhere with an internet connection, then sneakernet that over to the box you need to sort out. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "esteste", "user_answer": "Pumpkin-"} |
how to create a custom repository on DVDs using a bunch of DEBs? | I think there is info about that on debian.org | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mehrdad", "user_answer": "Warbo"} |
hi i updated from dapper to edgy by changing 'dapper' to 'edgy' in my sources.list. is there a way to switch back to dapper? | Cool thing you did. Since you tried that, care to share results? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Rleyh", "user_answer": "syock"} |
Hi what s the meaning of 'noatime recommend'. The Google translater cant find the word noatime. Is this a valid english word? | 'no access times' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "txb", "user_answer": "sipior"} |
Hello, whats the easiest way to run ubuntu in winows | the easiest way would be with a live cd | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jbirdAngel", "user_answer": "compilerwriter"} |
hmm, did I want the desktop cd or the alternate cd? I'm just now reading about LVM support in the alternate cd. | It's not just you. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "peabody", "user_answer": "Flannel"} |
How can i find out what my ip is on ubuntu | alt+tab :) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "FusionXN1", "user_answer": "thoreauputic"} |
Anyone have an idea what would cause my display running at 1280x800 to display GTK items large? | It has to do with the DPI setting, but I'm not sure where to configure that | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sysmin", "user_answer": "erik__"} |
is there a way to make the unity sidebar not show up every single time I drag something in firefox? | you are gonna have to wait for 11.10 for those features | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "yeastwars", "user_answer": "cavalier_prime"} |
currently /var/www is owned by root.root but I want to have an ftp account to upload to this area - do I have to use the user root for this or is there another solution? | the only annoying thing is that newly created files will be set ast 755 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "weedar", "user_answer": "Vlet"} |
is there a way to get the properties of a file quickly? without right-clicking and going to properties? | ls -lisa | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Chris95X8", "user_answer": "subz3r0"} |
proper way would be what? | 'sudo -s' or sudo -i. read that url. to learn the diffs :) | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Vlet", "user_answer": "dr_Willis"} |
I just got my new server in for the office, and I'm wondering if anyone could advise me on whether or not I 'should' use the 64 bit version of the server dist... in other words, am I going to find that some software in the repos is not available for 64bit? | only binary drivers and crap like adobe flash player pose problems for 64bit AFAIK | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Vlet", "user_answer": "Stroganoff"} |
Is there a way to install for example the latest version of Wine via aptitude? | theres a unoffical repo that has the latest wine. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "krim", "user_answer": "dr_Willis"} |
How do I upgrade feisty to gutsy? | i think so, but there must be a guide in the ubuntu-wiki or on ubuntuforums.org | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "giggsey", "user_answer": "howlingmadhowie"} |
I wanna get rid of gcj/gci and wanna install the lates SUN java. how can I do that? | you may have to change the links in /usr/bin as well | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Hali_303", "user_answer": "howlingmadhowie"} |
QUESTION: Software for DDOS attack in Ubuntu, I have met many in windows but didn't found any for Ubuntu? | try LOIC, but it wont gide your IP | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rewalsar", "user_answer": "Usuario"} |
I see server, desktop and alternative as downloads. what's alternative? | uses a text installer & you can use it to install software | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "lightcap_", "user_answer": "TheGateKeeper"} |
server monitoring tool ? anybody.. id like to get a mail every day and one every week about the status of my server | or logcheck, or logwatch, or munin if you want pretty graphs... there's lots of options | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "rabbit7", "user_answer": "longwave"} |
can I use yum in ubuntu? | www.gnome.org/projects/beagle/ | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Gusto_", "user_answer": "jdub"} |
After I've been idle for a while, my monitors turn off, and when I get back only one monitor turns on again after touching the mouse. I have disabled screensaver. How can I disable the feature that turns my monitors off ? | oh, it's dpms | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "tapio", "user_answer": "eck"} |
nvu changed is name? | KompoZer | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "joli", "user_answer": "tonyyarusso"} |
I hav a problem. with my 16GB Kingston Data Traveler. I used it as a bootable using uNetbootin . Now after format my flash is showing 2 GB Capacity instead of 16 GB??????????????????? | You probably just created a 2Gb partition. You can only store stuff in a partition. Open gparted and look at it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zee313", "user_answer": "edbian"} |
there was a wrapper package which include refs to all needed for compiling stuff. what was the name? | build-essential | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sloncho", "user_answer": "longwave"} |
hi, all! new-to-Linux here. Do I need DNS server to setup a home network in the Windows way (cross-wired Ethernet cables) for internet connection share? and does DNS server conflict with DHCP server? | dns and dhcp servers are different things, you can run both at once | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "mowgli", "user_answer": "longwave"} |
I'm trying to set up knockd to listen for a sequence of udp packets, but it's not seeing any coming in. any idea what I could be doing wrong? | have you tried running tcpdump to see if that sees them? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dooglus", "user_answer": "longwave"} |
how can I find out what kernel I have | in that case it's probably /lib/modules/2.6.15-23-386/kernel/drives/net/wireless | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Gun_Smoke", "user_answer": "longwave"} |
alright, what package do I need for apache's AuthDigestFile setting to work? | no extra package, just enable the apache module with 'sudo a2enmod auth_digest' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "zovirl", "user_answer": "longwave"} |
I have successfully used 'fwcutter' to connect my wireless adapter. What does 'fwcutter' do? | these parts cannot be distributed with linux as technically they are not free | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "`JB", "user_answer": "longwave"} |
ubuntu 12.04 has support for python 2.x or 3.x ? | both | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jalexandru", "user_answer": "jrib"} |
is there any way to avoid multiple sudo's in something like: sudo sleep 5 && sudo sleep 10........ is there any way i can just do something like: sudo (sleep 5 && sleep 10)? | sudo sh -c 'commands' | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jnoon", "user_answer": "Renan_s2"} |
i've clearly fucked up my install between upgrading from 8->10, reinstalling 10, screwing around with grub, etc., but I can't seem to use the CD to just do a fresh install and hit the metaphorical reset button, HALP | it sucks right | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "darkos", "user_answer": "mic_working"} |
im black and from montreal too. what a coincidence. | usually /ignore nick | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "give", "user_answer": "bbrazil"} |
I'm trying to upgrade dapper to feisty in preparation for moving to gutsy, but update-manager -c can't guess the meta-package and wants me to install ubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, or kubuntu-desktop. As I don't want to install a gazillion things, would it be kosher to make an equivalent package using equivs and trick my system? | the real problem you have is the jumping over of edgy; ubuntu really only supports single release upgrades. On the equivs, you'll miss a lot of new functionality, depending | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "sachac", "user_answer": "nickrud"} |
How do I close down X in Dapper? | i think sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop should do it | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Spliffter", "user_answer": "mcphail"} |
what wm/de do you guys use/prefer | i prefer fluxbox | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "nocti", "user_answer": "fallingdutch"} |
Object 'config' is unknown, try 'ip help'. | is a command set for you ip | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fisix", "user_answer": "dustin"} |
Where can I get a list of Ubuntu File Reposatories?? | you can locate a package in a ubuntu version in packages.ubuntu.com | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "munsa", "user_answer": "Goshawk"} |
hey guys, anybody knows any plugin or software that can download flash videos on a web browser (embedded or not). It is like Internet Download Manager in Windows. | You can use Flah video downloader. It is an Firefox add-on. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "keplenk", "user_answer": "mcb_2"} |
any visual programing language for ubuntu? | doubt if that will work. you could 'dd' to image the iso to flash. or use the tools from pendrivelinux website | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "jalexandru", "user_answer": "dr_willis"} |
thanks. Where would I start? The HBAs are mapped in their bios. | well, you need to use lunmasking, this can be done with systems such as lvm, or you need to use multipath software | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "robot6821", "user_answer": "ikonia"} |
anyone have experience with the thinkpad t510 and the broadband adapter ? To use it i have to boot Windows , turn it on , reboot to ubuntu and then the adapter is visible. After a shutdown it's gone and have to do same procedure again :( | sorry, i've never used a broadband adapter | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "petero", "user_answer": "ThinkT510"} |
is sed and awk still popular or do people just use small ruby and python scripts for small text processing tasks? | I would die without sed | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Platz", "user_answer": "pfifo"} |
How do I get my broadband card working? | ethernet should just work, but wireless you can get issues, if you got rubbish wireless hardware, that isn't properly suppourted when it comes to Linux, because the manufactures coudn't be bothered to | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "hobo", "user_answer": "sebsebseb"} |
So I lazily (improperly) updated Firefox 3.6 beta 4 and I think I consequently got it stuck in elevated permissions. I already chown'd everything back to root, chmodded to take executable permissions away from group and user, even forced .Xauthority to rebuild, but it's still stuck. | or it is, nevermind | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "bobertdos", "user_answer": "sebsebseb"} |
hello all. i have a problem sice update from 9.04 to 9.10: I get frequently a gui message 'your system encountered a serious kernel problem'. Does anybody know howto fix this? | Sounds like a few people have had issues upgrading 9.04 to 9.10, probably better to clean install, plus then get default Ext4 and Grub 2 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Stefan_", "user_answer": "sebsebseb"} |
Question about purging: I can't seem to purge (config files of) packages I've already removed. Now, I want to purge 'mysql', but 'amarok' depends on 'mysql' and I just want to remove and not purge 'amarok'. Can I do this? How? (Prefer cmd-line.) | sudo apt-get remove amarok | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "kwtm", "user_answer": "sebsebseb"} |
where would I find a good place to get Fiesty Fawn Torrent? | http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Kassah", "user_answer": "Jh00"} |
is there a set release date for 11.04, or can it happen anytime in april providing the release is on time | my suggestion helps you in the long run, but since you see this as 'attitude', I guess you don't work that way. Better to get the information without trying and learning nothing? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "behel1t", "user_answer": "SwedeMike"} |
hi guys, I just installed ubuntu but I couldn't connect to the internet through my router. it detected my NIC card but it doesn't connect | there are a millions reasons why that might happen. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "detien", "user_answer": "sethk"} |
Is there any way that I can login as a different user through OpenSSH that comes standard on Ubuntu, without creating a new account? | yes, ssh host -l username | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Senesence", "user_answer": "beuno"} |
i've got a dumb question: why doesn't ubuntu come with c libraries and a compiler preinstalled? | because ubuntu is for newbies, not developers. Developes know how to install one | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pantaloon", "user_answer": "webwolf_27"} |
Im looking for a program like k9copy, that copy dvd's (not to avi/mpg). k9copy crashes so im looking for something else, any suggestions? | dvd95 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Masticore", "user_answer": "erUSUL"} |
Someone should write a short screen how-to on the wiki :) | you want to kill a single screen? ^aK | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ardchoille", "user_answer": "Supermathie"} |
anyone know the command to reconfigure xserver ? | dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "cabuloso", "user_answer": "FurryNemesis"} |
I've installed openssh-server on my desktop pc and when I follow the steps on the ubuntu official docs where it says 'sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart' the pc says 'command not found. pls could someone tell me where to find a good how to | cd /etc/init.d ls -la can you see the ssh command there? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Rudi_C", "user_answer": "Deveras"} |
Guys, what the most widely used app for burning CDs and DVDs in Gnome? (I know there's built in, I want more full featured) | k3b or gnomebaker | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "wweasel", "user_answer": "joejaxx"} |
does anyone use cairo doc? where would I ask questions about that? I am trying to change the font/colour for the lables of the items on my sub dock? | also see my PM | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "dougiel", "user_answer": "hytreem"} |
hi...I nedd to send some compressed files to a Windows user. This may be a silly question, but does anyone know if Windows can easily open a tar archive? | winzip can open tars | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "userone", "user_answer": "hiffy"} |
how do i write a script? | Bash script? There are many scripting languages and all are far too complicated too learn without a tutorial/manual etc. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "ron999", "user_answer": "neutrinomass"} |
If these irc-chats are logged, then how do I change my hostname? | You could get a vhost and a bnc server | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "imme-emosol", "user_answer": "^Ocean^"} |
what was wrong with the ubuntu site? does anyone know what the issues were? | power cut, many other sites down too | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "pirast", "user_answer": "tx22"} |
guys, is there yahoo messenger for ubuntu? | try gaim, there isn't an official yahoo messenger for linux | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "phiqtion", "user_answer": "dyn-afk"} |
how can i figure out which /dev/hd* are hds? | wants to see which /dev/hd* is a hd and which is an optical drive ? | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "amonkey", "user_answer": "dyn-afk"} |
Anyone know if Enlightenment safely runs on Dapper Drake 6.06? | http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=20216&highlight=e17 | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "fiznut", "user_answer": "javiolo"} |
Damnit! I just hit an apt-get update. The first two servers it checked were non-Canonical/Ubuntu repositories. I saw things working and almost jumped out of my chair :( | 200GB | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Callahad", "user_answer": "Seveas"} |
I'd like to export my home across campus. I'll mainly be using macs, but will want to access it from a PC on occasion. How can I decide between netatalk/samba, nfs/samba, or just samba? I've only briefly worked with nfs, and such sharing still seems to be a bit of black magic to me. | try not using netatalk and samba. try ssh, scp...you connect and get the files and you are in and out. | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Callahad", "user_answer": "omac"} |
can somebody help me with enabling/installing svn? | ubotu is a bot | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "elementz", "user_answer": "cntb"} |
Are anyone familiar with bandwidth problems for the danish mirrors? I'm not talking about the current problems with the security updates | check if there's another danish mirror here: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Archive when the wiki gets back up | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "seph", "user_answer": "orbin"} |
hi all, can some bash wizard help me out? i want to recursively remove all files, except for the .svn folder, and except for one particular subfolder. someone did this for me before using find, but i don't remember how to do it now. thanks. | find . -prune .svn | xargs rm -f | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "axyjo", "user_answer": "Boohbah"} |
hey, in xchat, what is that bar that appears to the right of the message box | fyrestrtr is correct, it's a lag meter | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "axyjo", "user_answer": "ardchoille"} |
How do you get IRC in text mode??? | irssi | ubuntu-dialogue | {"user_question": "Dev05", "user_answer": "mwe"} |
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