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where can i configure gnome terminal's prompt?
and by configuring your shell.
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{"user_question": "Akuma_", "user_answer": "tag"}
Hey. Sound doesn't work in flash for me. It plays fine for everything else
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/RestrictedFormats has a section on flash sound, have you checked that out?
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{"user_question": "WhatTheDeuce", "user_answer": "nickrud"}
Hello. Is there any tool I could use inside Ubuntu to shrink another partition on the hard drive (my Windows partition) without loosing data?
GParted, as long as you don't touch any partition which is mounted
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{"user_question": "WhatTheDeuce", "user_answer": "Warbo"}
does anyone know how to get kdialog installed?
I thought that came with kde
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{"user_question": "syndicate47", "user_answer": "ardchoille"}
how do i tell if my wintv-pc drivers are install correctly
try running tvtime
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{"user_question": "sivik", "user_answer": "astro76"}
Folks can I stop the updating process to edgy while ubuntu still fetching packages and continue it tommorow? Please I need to know =/
probably not
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{"user_question": "Frederick", "user_answer": "sivik"}
Is there anyone in here that regularly needs programming work done? - Even if you don't have an opening at this time, I would really like to send you my resume for the future
have you tried searching on pscode.com
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{"user_question": "syllogism", "user_answer": "sivik"}
hi i forwared my TCP and UDP for port 22 for ssh, but i still can't get a connection, any ideas ?
can you ping what your trying to connect to?
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{"user_question": "francois", "user_answer": "sivik"}
when running aptitude (apt-get) how do i tell what version of the program is in the repo
aptitude show $packagename
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{"user_question": "sivik", "user_answer": "mneptok"}
Are there any apps anyone can think of off the top of their head that will serve a directory of mp3s over DAAP?
firefly
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{"user_question": "rmd_", "user_answer": "g_0_0"}
i'm trying to mount a windows drive, and i'd like to know how to mount it readable for all users without changing permssions on the files on the drive..
well this will work: sudo mount -o umask=000 /dev/hda1 /media/hda1
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{"user_question": "f00f_bug", "user_answer": "pike__"}
Can somebody tell me how can I send a file with ssh ?
scp file user@host:/some/dir
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{"user_question": "mag_", "user_answer": "cafuego_"}
can you confirm that 10.10 still uses gnome and gdm?
yes the folders exist
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{"user_question": "EnrgySmth", "user_answer": "g_0_0"}
hi i am wanting to know what i can get to download youtube movies an then convert them into mp3 files if i need them.
you can do that with the transcode feature of vlc - sudo apt-get install vlc
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{"user_question": "its-me-again", "user_answer": "g_0_0"}
hi men i can't play mp3 on phythmbox music player , can anybody tell me how to ?
It's on wiki.ubuntu.org. search for RestrictedFormats
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{"user_question": "derek", "user_answer": "Tonren"}
Hi, Linux noob here - just installed Xubuntu on an old P3 machine. I added an Adaptec 1205SA PCI SATA card so I can add a SATA HDD. How do I get Xubuntu to recognize this card so I can use the SATA drive? tyty
after reboot you dont see if you run a lspci
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{"user_question": "Skyhooker", "user_answer": "ddr400"}
need help customizing a LiveCD ? (especially changing the kernel)
check out dfsbuild:
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{"user_question": "alex_joni", "user_answer": "soundray"}
how do i extract file 'foo.bar_1_2_3.tar.bz2?
tar xjf foo.bar_1_2_3.tar.bz
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{"user_question": "niki", "user_answer": "ToHellWithGA"}
What software does Ubuntu use to auto mount cdrom, usb external harddisk?
gnome has a mounter that does that
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{"user_question": "pally", "user_answer": "kcbanner"}
hello, I am trying to download the iso using bittorrent from http://releases.ubuntu.com/5.10/ubuntu-5.10-install-i386.iso.torrent, I am missing one segment for the last few hours can anybody reseed?
6881
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{"user_question": "Shira", "user_answer": "mneptok"}
what's the 'name' of the latest released ubuntu, 5.10? that's what's stupid about apt sources.list, i can't enter a version, i have to enter some goofy name
breezy badger i think
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{"user_question": "treyh0", "user_answer": "bongshew"}
hi everyone, i have a question: i'm using ubuntu dapper beta2 on a hp laptop, i want to use vga output for projector, how can i activate it?
that is a function of your laptop Fn F8 maybe - can differ
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{"user_question": "ugurdevriL", "user_answer": "ompaul"}
help! i need a program which is able to switch through the channels of my bt878 tv tuner card....
tvtime works well
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{"user_question": "fj2", "user_answer": "zelevw"}
Does anyone know how to make ddclient report my WAN address to zoneedit, as opposed to my LAN ip?
on their website (the one from ddclient) it is described how to make ddclient to get the IP (WAN) from a website and transmit it
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{"user_question": "kdean06", "user_answer": "scheuri"}
hi all...how do I find out if the RTL8169(and some letters added) is supported by which kernel?
I use http://kernel.xc.net
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{"user_question": "scheuri", "user_answer": "gyaresu"}
hi, i am following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia#head-20c0b7106f06055eed889efe3946f560c34a8b1a to install 3d of geforce 5200, but when i sudo nvidia-glx-config enable, it tells me 'error: your x configuration has been altered. this script cannot automatically. if you bellieve that this not correct, you can update the md5sum entry executing the following command: md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf | sudo tee /var/lib/x11xorg.cong .
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf go to Device where it says nv and change it to nvidia
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{"user_question": "jackie", "user_answer": "adammichaelroach"}
Does anyone know why I don't see fps when running glxgears?
use 'glxgears -iacknowledgethatthistoolisnotabenchmark'
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{"user_question": "funkja", "user_answer": "soundray"}
has anyone gotten ubuntu to work on an ultrabook w/o losing battery life?
battery life is typically better on windows (due to manufacturers providing MS with specific hardware setups, or wrighting it themselves). although gnu/linux is sometimes more battery conserving.
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{"user_question": "Kamryn", "user_answer": "zykotick9"}
how to enable ssh on fresh ubuntu 11.04 install? Anytime I try to ssh I get connection refused
install openssh-client
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{"user_question": "SAngeli", "user_answer": "MonkeyDust"}
how do I get an SMP enabled 686 kernel?
: install linux-686-smp
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{"user_question": "Awesome-o2000", "user_answer": "orbin"}
xchat .. when I accidently disconnect a channel (eg. #ubuntu) from the main window .. how do I reattach?
ctrl+i
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{"user_question": "Dabian", "user_answer": "Awesome-o2000"}
Hi. In my synaptic list I have skype and skype-static. Which is the best for me to install?
are you running Ubuntu or Kubuntu? skype-static for Ubuntu, skype for Kubuntu.
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{"user_question": "GaiaX11", "user_answer": "Ignite"}
how can i boot ubuntu not in gui mode? Because when i boot ubuntu it leads me to gdm login
Just hit Ctrl+Alt+F1 to switch out of graphical mode.
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{"user_question": "GaiaX11", "user_answer": "Concord_Dawn"}
can somone tell me how i can do a wallpaper slideshow with my own pictueres?
http://www.webupd8.org/2010/02/easily-create-xml-wallpapers-with-xml.html
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{"user_question": "yggdrasil", "user_answer": "MonkeyDust"}
Hi. I have a quick bash question. I know that if I have a process running in the foreground, I can hit ctrl+z to stop it, followed by 'bg' to run it in the background. Is there a single keystroke to take a foreground process and background it?
you can append & to the command line
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{"user_question": "squidgy", "user_answer": "amphi"}
Perhaps somebody can help me with my networking settings on my Ubuntu 11.04 - Is there a way to run a 'ip addr add xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yy dev eth0' every time 'Network Config' graphical tool configures the ip address of an adapter?
you can add static routes in the gui
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{"user_question": "stricjux", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
how to take screenshot using terminal command?
open the pacakge manager (synaptic) search for linux kernel and remove the uneeded kernels, it will do the rest
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{"user_question": "mataks", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
Hello everyone, I can't use Flash says it crashed...Ubuntu 10.04 LTS anyone know why? using FireFox and Opera
flash is known to have a lot of issues with various configurations
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{"user_question": "Bob__", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
Is there someone to tell me how to delete a 'windows list opened' applet ? Please, Alt + Right click doesn't work !
what's the outcome of lsb_release -sd ?
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{"user_question": "amaury", "user_answer": "MonkeyDust"}
anybody knows what happened to lxr.linux.no? it seems to be down from some time now
use this http://downorisitjustme.com/
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{"user_question": "jellybear", "user_answer": "MonkeyDust"}
How do I find my harddrives UUID?
blkid
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{"user_question": "Luke", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
Gentlemen,, End Goal = send mail to the outside world from a local box. I understand exim4 is installed and running as a service default? Does it need to be configured to speak to the outside world first?
postfix is default
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{"user_question": "L7", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
If you are using multiple columns/rows for your desktop, is there a way to set different backgrounds for each workspace?
it's a common request
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{"user_question": "jacob_", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
yeah, but for editing? It is a schedule (like a sheet), and I want to 'highlight' some of its cells
edit with inkscape
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{"user_question": "amikrop", "user_answer": "MonkeyDust"}
hi people - my pc keeps freezing for no apparent reason. It won't restart until I power down completely and it only restarts after a break of a few minutes. Does anyone have a clue as to what this might be? Any troubleshooting guides about?
run a memtest
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{"user_question": "icheyne", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
how do I install mysql 4 instead of 5?
I don't think mysql 4 is available for later ubuntu versions
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{"user_question": "stimpie", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
i'm trying to figure out the size of a disk that has no partition table; i think i can get it with the udevadm command and the USEC_INITIALIZED line although i have no idea how to calculate it. does anybody have any idea. this is the size of one disk (i think): E: USEC_INITIALIZED=5087245
why not just use 'sudo parted -l'?
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{"user_question": "xu34", "user_answer": "escott"}
Kind of a dull question but. I search numerous websites on google to find a cool, inivative, theme for ubuntu and cannot find one. Anyone know of a good wallpaper/theme website for ubuntu. I am tired of the standard theme.
gnome-look.org
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{"user_question": "cdc", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
hey guys - can i somehow see who made the last change to a file? or is that information not stored at all?
not stored unless it's a new file
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{"user_question": "ralc", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
does anyone know when the 29 final will be released
nothing to do with ubuntu - pleae don't ask here
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{"user_question": "lubomir", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
hello. i installed 08.04 beta and i'm trying to connect to a bluetooth keyboard. the applet doesn't succeed and following the how-to i get to the point where i should launch the 'hidd' tool... but there is no such programm installed :-(
please see the message from ubotu
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{"user_question": "a_l_e", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
i currently have my ubuntu system plugged into my Dell lcd (1680x1050). i'm going to shut it down and connect it to my projector (1280x720). will Ubuntu read the device EDID info and set the resolution appropriately, or is it going to keep trying to use the initial res of 1680?
it will if it outputs the corred EDID
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{"user_question": "gmoore", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
anyone ever tried to mount a ubuntu ext4 /home partition on another distro and couldn't access the user's folder? I can't only list two files there, one is a readme I apparently am unable to read..
yes, I use ext4dev
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{"user_question": "iLogic", "user_answer": "MonkeyDust"}
Hey all, I just installed Kubuntu, but I don't like it all that much and I miss GNOME. How can I install GNOME?
apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
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{"user_question": "nic_", "user_answer": "Ayabara"}
what command can I use to check my gateway adress?
route -n
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{"user_question": "Ayabara", "user_answer": "mwe"}
any recommendations for a good download manager?
i like 'nmap localhost', but there are many tools for that
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{"user_question": "Ayabara", "user_answer": "oskude"}
OK ++ so I get the part about the cache. But, I experience a large amount of swapping occuring, sapping IO. Does linux really swap the cache to disk? What would be the point in that?
there is a way to tweak that. modify the /etc/sysctl.conf add a value for vm.swappiness it will improve swapping and avoid it if you set the value low -- I suggest '10'\
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{"user_question": "stephans", "user_answer": "theorem"}
hey, what's the keyboard command to bring up system monitor?
i don't think there's a keybinding for it by default, you can add one through gconf-editor though
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{"user_question": "mikedep333", "user_answer": "eck"}
heey can i update the ubuntu dapper drake beta to the Release one ? or i hv to download the Release one
run Synaptic (System->Administration), hit Reload, then Mark All Upgrades, then Apply
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{"user_question": "F0LL0W3R", "user_answer": "Ng"}
Hello, I have a linksys wireless-G notebook network adapter. Are there linux drivers for it or do I have to use ndiswrapper?
see if it's here - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCards
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{"user_question": "dss2", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
can someone direct me to good a cd cover maker?
try glabels
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{"user_question": "MrFeetio", "user_answer": "tritium"}
when i go to video.google.com, the video plays really fine but I hear no sound, and yes my sound is working in everything else (i.e. GAIM), could it be because I'm using ESD (default) and not ALSA?
I at least can't answer your question
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{"user_question": "blank", "user_answer": "jtd_"}
What is the command to install fakeroot?
dpkg -L fakeroot | grep bin
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{"user_question": "daryl", "user_answer": "wendigo"}
is there a program that finds orphaned libraries?
get gtkorphan for a gui
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{"user_question": "mike930", "user_answer": "rpedro"}
hey guys, I have a small question. I have 2 sound cards in my computer (well, a sound card and an usb headset). The volume control in the tray is fine, but if I use the volume control on my keyboard, it seems to not affect what I want. Anyone knows how to change that?
System >> Preferences >> Sound , and change the default device
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{"user_question": "GeForce", "user_answer": "rpedro"}
how do i check to see what type of partion is on my drives in a terminal?
or sudo blkid
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{"user_question": "ZaNeIuM", "user_answer": "MonkeyDust"}
where I can change link for sync time via ntp.ubuntulinux.org?
im running dapper but i think it's the same in gnome.
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{"user_question": "sanych_laptop", "user_answer": "slackern"}
What is the preferred ubuntu way of managing services?
bum in gui or rcconf in terminal
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{"user_question": "naut", "user_answer": "ompaul"}
What's that package that gives you make and all those other useful development tools
build-essential
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{"user_question": "naut", "user_answer": "deep"}
libglib2.0-0 is installed on my system, but this configure script complains that there is no 'glib-2.0' package on my system. It's a very new configure script, and should be up to date. What gives?
install libglib2.0-dev
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{"user_question": "Drac|Win", "user_answer": "soundray"}
I want to get rid of that droning sound that Ubuntu does when I log on and log off. How do I do it?
system preferences sound
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{"user_question": "philipsmith", "user_answer": "Seveas"}
is there anyway to make a backup of my list of installed packages? (so if i had to reinstall i could have it reinstall them automatically)
dpkg --get-selections
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{"user_question": "DarkED", "user_answer": "RandolphCarter"}
the correct way is to put sudo before each. Please use that method if you're showing other peple
I think your definition of 'correct' is a bit absolute, but okay
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{"user_question": "sladen", "user_answer": "RandolphCarter"}
How do I control power management? Is there a gui ?
yes, its inthe preferences
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{"user_question": "monsterb", "user_answer": "awesometaylor"}
Hello! It's my first time using Unity.... Does anyone know if there is a way that i can change the order that icons appear on the 'Dash Panel' (The panel on the left of the screen)
you can drag & drop them, use MyUnity to change the look of the panel
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{"user_question": "jesse_", "user_answer": "MonkeyDust"}
does Dapper include XGL?
not by default
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{"user_question": "pgquiles", "user_answer": "eobanb"}
do i need to install a driver because i have a LCD?
not for the lcd, but you might need to ensure you're using the right driver for your chip, and set the HorizSync & VertRrefresh in xorg.conf, and if you're using an 855 or 915 or the like use a utility
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{"user_question": "imonkey", "user_answer": "nickrud"}
Hello. I want to crop a small area from a .ps or .pdf file and save as a new gs/pdf on ubuntu. The package pdftk doesn't seem to support this. Where can I find some info about those operations? Does anyone know an irc channel for postscript/ghostscript related things?
I don't know, but I think the package flpsed might help. Take a look
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{"user_question": "dm_", "user_answer": "hastesaver"}
Has anyone switched over to Init-ng?
I was using initng for a while on Breezy before I formatted my disk and installed Dapper. Why?
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{"user_question": "concept10", "user_answer": "hastesaver"}
hi i use ssh to logon to firewall box from windows - wanted to know how to send programs to background so the continue to work when i close sesion
use screen
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{"user_question": "troytroy", "user_answer": "frying_fish"}
When I start up with my USB harddrive connected, Ubuntu will have it mounted as /media/sdb5. When I hotplug it, it will show up as /media/usbdisk, which confuses all my programs which expect stuff to be at /media/sdb5, not usbdisk. How can I fix this. The only entry in /etc/fstab is for sdb5. I have no idea where that usbdisk comes from.
that usbdisk comes from pmount
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{"user_question": "nouri", "user_answer": "frying_fish"}
is there a way to send data from a program like hwinfo into a text file so it can more easily and leisurely be read?
command > foo.txt
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{"user_question": "amd64", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
How stable is XGL?
xgl is alpha software, YMMV
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{"user_question": "Rug", "user_answer": "liquiem"}
I guess I'm on a wrong track anyways as there's no where the installer can get files from
Feisty Fawn
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{"user_question": "jacobat", "user_answer": "pascal80"}
anybody have a URL about the nvidia security problem in the channel subject?
http://download2.rapid7.com/r7-0025/
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{"user_question": "sethk", "user_answer": "Pierre"}
how do i set permissions on my external HDD so that a user group can write to it please!
use chmod/chown to set the proper permissions
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{"user_question": "Nullified", "user_answer": "_jason"}
[OT] Can anyone tell me which it is the language of this webpage... so that I find a translator: http://www.pikapolonica.net/?p=62 Czech? German? Polis?
Serbian / Croatian, maybe some other Balkan Slavic language
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{"user_question": "adrian15", "user_answer": "mathrick"}
andreadakis wants only editor support for greek and apparently not the whole environment
then what I said in my second line
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{"user_question": "kspath", "user_answer": "mathrick"}
anyone know why the edgy repositories arent updated for OO.org 2.2?
edgy repos aren't updated for OOo 2.2 because edgys already released? it'll probably be in backports once feisty is released...
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{"user_question": "ctothej", "user_answer": "Steil"}
oh, OO.org isnt considered big?
sudo -i
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{"user_question": "ctothej", "user_answer": "Flannel"}
hi, is there any irc server with ssl support in ubuntu repositories?
hybrid's in there, I think it has ssl support compiled in
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{"user_question": "docko", "user_answer": "bbrazil"}
is the dapper server kernel just recommended for big iron machines or regular PC hardware running as a server too?
8+ cpu
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{"user_question": "Ng", "user_answer": "bbrazil"}
nobody have an idea to help me ?
tune2fs will help you figure it out
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{"user_question": "Sp4rKy", "user_answer": "bbrazil"}
hello, is there a repository where I can get updated versions of some packages? (for example krita) dapper x86_64 here
edgy is very unstable
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{"user_question": "wildman", "user_answer": "bbrazil"}
who would I speak to to ask complicated questions about ubiquity?
for ubiquity talk to cjwatson
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{"user_question": "HumanPrototype", "user_answer": "mc44"}
Sorry, what was the kernel option to disable ACPI ?
acpi=off
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{"user_question": "lolownik", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
hello is there any programs like <b> Dreamweaver</b> for linux ? I am using Ubuntu - Breezy.
there is nVu
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{"user_question": "black_hk", "user_answer": "sn9"}
ive installed the new kubuntu beta. problem is: i dont have configure installed... where can i find it?
configure is a script in a source distribution of a program, it is nto a program in of itself
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{"user_question": "hauindjes", "user_answer": "raptros-v76"}
Speaking of that, how come all of ubuntu's bittorrent clients suck
i only use btdownloadcurses. i did try azureus for a few months.
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{"user_question": "grimboy", "user_answer": "delire"}
What's that program that shows information about hardware?
lshw
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{"user_question": "grimboy", "user_answer": "kane77"}