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what are some interesting things I can install on my ubuntu based webserver that use mysql/php?
www.hotscripts.com or www.sf.net -- search for stuff there, have fun, a starter would be phpsysinfo (http://phpsysinfo.sf.net)
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{"user_question": "CzarAlex", "user_answer": "runedude3"}
i get these errors when i try to install NTP: http://pastebin.com/425736
looks like your sources.list is borked
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{"user_question": "N1omi", "user_answer": "trappist"}
how can i mount a .cue/.bin? also, gksudo network-admincan i have some real-people recomendations for VNC viewers and software?
1) not, convert it to iso with bchunk 2) FreeNX
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{"user_question": "N1omi", "user_answer": "Seveas"}
is there a way i can launce XCFE settings from CLI?
just looked, it is called 'xfce-setting-show'
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{"user_question": "N1omi", "user_answer": "Blissex"}
is there a url that lists the packages available for ubuntu?
http://packages.ubuntu.com
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{"user_question": "|rt|", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
let me know best mp3 player app. as winamp.
use synaptic, it's more fun
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{"user_question": "godmode2k", "user_answer": "nalioth"}
I want to use Apache+php in Ubuntu. How?
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ApacheMySQLPHP
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{"user_question": "SGershon", "user_answer": "avrine"}
when you install a package, how do you know where it goes? I mean, I just installed VSFTPD, but can't find it or it's config files
synaptic also lists the files (can't remember where)
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{"user_question": "kismet", "user_answer": "HappyFool"}
why doesn't man strcat work? it's a simple c function
because you didn't install the manpages?
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{"user_question": "anavim", "user_answer": "bob2"}
anyone now how to install google earth on ubuntu
you might be able to use it with wine, but there is defs no way to install with apt
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{"user_question": "bigmoe", "user_answer": "thefish"}
hey guys when we save a webpage then with .html it also saves a folder containg some images or refernce files. any way to avoid this folder ???
You need to save the file as 'Web Archive.' You should see the '.mht' extension.
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{"user_question": "AbhiJit", "user_answer": "sillykone"}
Im having trouble installing JRE, im following the steps in the java howTo from the wiki but am getting the 'No matching Plugin Found' error when running make-jpkg, ive tried prefacing the command with DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE=i386-linux as suggested there but i still get the same error
throuw out the -rpm.bin and download the correct .bin
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{"user_question": "crighton", "user_answer": "Seveas"}
So, what program should I use to play DVD on ubuntu?
xine is nice
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{"user_question": "storkur", "user_answer": "trappist"}
ahh, then why the permission errors?
the file that needs changing is /etc/fstab
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{"user_question": "NewWithoutClue", "user_answer": "thoreauputic"}
no one who can tell me what (package) I need to create a pdf from a latex file?
tetex-bin probably.
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{"user_question": "marlun", "user_answer": "kjaer"}
Is there a Skype app for linux?
until yesterday, I did too.
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{"user_question": "marlun", "user_answer": "MenZa"}
If I want to start developing applications for gnome in c++ I was told to get gtkmm which is the c++ interface to gtk+, is it in the repositories somewhere? I couldn't find gtkmm.
libgtkmm-2.4-1c2 and libgtkmm-2.4-dev
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{"user_question": "marlun", "user_answer": "Amaranth"}
What application does the opposite of DVDRIP? Meaning i have an .avi file and would like to burn it to DVD - in DVD format (whatever that is).
You wouldn't be talking about burning illegal copies of DVDs, would you?
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{"user_question": "dirkdiggler", "user_answer": "Amaranth"}
How do I log a script's output? As in, redirect to a file what is being reported on screen?
if you want both, 'script | tee log'
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{"user_question": "agtnz", "user_answer": "soundray"}
whats a good iso burner for gnomw?
k3b is the best burner for linux
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{"user_question": "doug__", "user_answer": "dystopianray"}
Can anyone tell me how I can force apt-get to install the latest kernel? it does an update but omits the new kernel packages
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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{"user_question": "wickers", "user_answer": "dystopianray"}
how do I browse files as root so that I can delete anything?
sudo filemanagerofchoixe
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{"user_question": "SilentSpoon", "user_answer": "aeon-ltd"}
what file do i put a modules name in so that it will modprobe it at bootup
/etc/modules
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{"user_question": "upgrdman", "user_answer": "dystopianray"}
does anyone know of any good lightweight mp3 player software in ubuntu?
i get connection refused
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{"user_question": "prak", "user_answer": "dystopianray"}
does anyone know how i can find the system monitor on ubuntu 12.04
just search for 'system' and it should pop right up. Same name and all.
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{"user_question": "GhostWolf", "user_answer": "zixxy"}
can anyone recommend a good linux alternative to dreamweaver? or are linux users too hardcore for wysiwyg editors? i know html, of course, but coding elaborate CSS based web sites in Kate can be a nuisance
nvu or bluefish
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{"user_question": "derrickw", "user_answer": "djm62"}
How do I add something to my path ?
export PATH=$PATH:/new/dir put it in .bashrc to make it permanent
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{"user_question": "tcmjr", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
i introduced an error into my /etc/sudoers file... how do i fix that ?
I assume you edited it as root. Go back to whatever program you used to edit the file, and remove the error, then save the file.
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{"user_question": "quizme", "user_answer": "BarkingFish"}
help: how do I install common codecs (eg mp3) for gstreamer-based app?
sudo aptitude install ubuntu-restricted-extras
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{"user_question": "agro1986", "user_answer": "rohan"}
was support for 'audioscrobbler' removed from rhythmbox? I've got it in the preferences dialog in version 0.9.3 but not in 0.9.6
go to edit > plugins
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{"user_question": "foomonkey", "user_answer": "eXcentra"}
which one is better, totem-xine or totem-gstreamer, and why? if you install all the gstreamer plugins, isn't gstreamer just as good? what are the benefits of using totem-xine?
gstreamer is still work in progress and relatively buggy
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{"user_question": "mlalkaka", "user_answer": "pussfeller"}
does xine have codecs built in?
not the windows codecs, for them look at the link ubotu tells u
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{"user_question": "Ratzilla", "user_answer": "robotgeek"}
Can Ubuntu and Kunbuntu co-habit on the same HD without trouble ?
apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
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{"user_question": "Cornellius", "user_answer": "hyperactivecrond"}
where are modules being called? /etc/modules.conf does not exist.... like in gentoo i need to pass some options to a module but putting it in /etc/modules doesn't seem to be doing anything =(
ls /etc/modules*
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{"user_question": "jron", "user_answer": "erUSUL_"}
is it possible to set nautilus background transparent?
the best you can do is not have nautilus draw the background (and then you loose the icons)
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{"user_question": "mclamb", "user_answer": "nickrud"}
guys i have a big problem, i tried to install my fglrx drivers as described in BinaryDriverHowto/ATI but now when i boot i get ' the X server is now disabled, restart gdm when its configured correctly ', and i find myself in console mode, how do i get out of this please
run sudo fglrxconfig
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{"user_question": "alabatros", "user_answer": "mshade"}
i'm getting a 'md5sum mismatch' with bison, any ideas how to fix that?
try getting rid of any us prefixes in your repository list, that did the trick for me...
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{"user_question": "jason^", "user_answer": "penguinbrat"}
someone can give hints how to configure KVM in 12.04?
see what I just put above
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{"user_question": "dboehmer", "user_answer": "BarkingFish"}
hi.. is this the place for evolution support ?
this is the place for Ubuntu support ;)
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{"user_question": "Fracture", "user_answer": "Seveas"}
so - without the 'you don't know how to configure it' stuff, and the like - can anyone simply answer my question please? How do I block a package from downloading during updates?
: I know your pain, I've been there. let me do some looking and see if I might find some help. it's only 8:25pm here
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{"user_question": "BarkingFish", "user_answer": "jgalt"}
hi all, any suggestions how to speed up the network device loading at startup (I think it's the dhcp that's slow)
look in /etc/network/interfaces - & move your IF to the top
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{"user_question": "ndlovu", "user_answer": "frogzoo"}
Is there a way to switch between virtual desktops using the keyboard?
ctrl + alt + arrow
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{"user_question": "ghb", "user_answer": "frogzoo"}
I'm using Firefox 1.5 Beta 2, and flash doesn't work. It plays sounds, but doesn't display anything, only black.
try a different flash package?
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{"user_question": "agt", "user_answer": "frogzoo"}
Is there any way to turn a normal bug report into a 'security' one?
umm... open a new bug??
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{"user_question": "jmspeex", "user_answer": "frogzoo"}
Anyone use Evolution to fetch Exchange mail? Is evolution still unstable?
to get evolution to work with exchange, it seems you need the exchange admin's cooperation to get it set up
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{"user_question": "Xenguy", "user_answer": "frogzoo"}
i wanna set up a dual boot where vista can access ubuntu's files and ubuntu vista's
yes ubuntu can read/write the ntfs partitions fine providing they arent encrypted or compressed. and to delete shortcuts right click menu and pick edit
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{"user_question": "jPuff", "user_answer": "Wiesshund"}
How can I insert a dummy package into Ubuntu? I mean, I've got an older Ubuntu package that depends on package 'foo' that got renamed to 'bar' and 'bar' is installed, but the old package still wants 'foo'. How can I fool the system into thinking that 'foo' is installed?
try a forced install - but you probably don't want to do this, get the updated package
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{"user_question": "elver", "user_answer": "frogzoo"}
what is gallium support?
Gallium is a new way of writing drivers. It utilizes kms and the memory manager to take advantage of advanced gpu functionality
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{"user_question": "chris_bsd", "user_answer": "soreau"}
audacity also does not do live processing either :(
For live processing, try Pure Data. If it's hard to understand, you can try posting at http://puredata.hurleur.com/
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{"user_question": "daxt", "user_answer": "potiphera"}
nobody can help with my postfix question?
what's the problem you're having?
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{"user_question": "NobodyHere", "user_answer": "cdubya"}
is there a gui for gpg?
look at kgpg
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{"user_question": "cdubya", "user_answer": "webwolf_27"}
I installed mysql, apache2 and php4 on Breezy, but I'm getting an error when I try to load up phpMyAdmin about it missing a mysql extension. Which extension do I need to install?
php4-mysql or php5-mysql
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{"user_question": "cdubya", "user_answer": "SEJeff"}
does anyone know of some good finances bookeeping software? I tried gnucash but it's too complicated for what I want..
i will repeat myself, search sourceforge.net they have lots
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{"user_question": "tkup", "user_answer": "johndarkhorse"}
what package should I install to have the file /usr/lib/qt3/mkspecs?
http://packages.ubuntu.com/ has a search for packages by contained file thing, that might help you.
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{"user_question": "tkup", "user_answer": "tonyyarusso"}
guys, what's the difference between apt-get upgrade, apt-get update?
upgrade upgrades from one version to another, update updates packages that have newer bug/security fixes
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{"user_question": "ari_stress", "user_answer": "pixelated"}
how do I change my hostname?
in a terminal 'man hostname'
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{"user_question": "johnw_", "user_answer": "nalioth"}
i have sorta a problem im trying to explain to my buds the difference between a hacker and a cracker.. but can't really seem to put the definitons into words I'm the kinda person who has ideas but can,t explain them... any help?
if you want maximally pith, say a hacker is like a locksmith and a cracker is a punk with a slim jim
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{"user_question": "meheren", "user_answer": "sproingie"}
can i buy muisc from iTunes music store on linux? and how do i play it?
use banshee
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{"user_question": "meheren", "user_answer": "thomas_"}
can you tell me a program for listing services in ubuntu
from the terminal: top or: ps -au
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{"user_question": "ljloverrj", "user_answer": "milamber"}
AutoLoad failed for: /home/barney/.xchat2/audacious-show-1.2.0.so libaudacious.so.3.0.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory <-- When trying to run an xchat plugin. The file is located here: /usr/local/lib/libaudacious.so.3.0.0 <-- how do I make it look for it there?
you have to add /usr/local/lib to /etc/ld.so.conf and then sudo ldconfig
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{"user_question": "Stormx2", "user_answer": "Kibou"}
For a year I have had 3 external USB hardrives plugged into my computer. 5 hours ago all were working. Now as of 1 hour ago the computer is saying that only 2 of them are there. it isn't just saying the 1 isn't mounted, it is not seeing it at all. I have unplugged & replugged it, on both sides several times, unplugged the power, let it sit & replugged it is. The drive spins up, but then does't talk with the PC, and lsusb & fdisk -l does n
well..it looks like your USB-drive is dead
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{"user_question": "Guest16351", "user_answer": "gobbe"}
how can i get mplayer to play on a secondary screen automatically?
mplayer -xineramascreen 1
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{"user_question": "zamba", "user_answer": "beli"}
Im planning to run ubuntu as a server. Is there a special release or anything that I should download?
breezy is a recommendation
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{"user_question": "Shaquile", "user_answer": "sklav"}
hey does anyone know if there is a text mode browser that supports frames?
its called links
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{"user_question": "senectus", "user_answer": "sklav"}
Terminus I'm new with linux and I will like to reinstall windows when I reboot my pc I reboot from CD-DVD driver with the recovery disk for windows I fallow the instruction and then I get a error # I will like to ask is in the air any posible way to reinstall xindows XP and then how pls step by step thank you
whats the error say?
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{"user_question": "pqx", "user_answer": "poningru"}
hey guys, how do i release the console after ive run a command?
Or launch it followed with &
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{"user_question": "oris_wolfbane", "user_answer": "EloraHRanma"}
if a download fails with wget in linux can you resume?
don't see why not
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{"user_question": "Nogimics", "user_answer": "hatake_kakashi"}
How do you traceroute in ubuntu?
you may have to install it first
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{"user_question": "Nogimics", "user_answer": "tristanmike"}
what is the freaking super key on a pc?
windows key I believe
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{"user_question": "hav0k", "user_answer": "cwillu"}
guys can someone tell me what's the best ide - i am working with jsp, mysql and xhtml for my project
they work with java every day
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{"user_question": "nits_hunter", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
can I safely run kde apps on gnome??
yup
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{"user_question": "mc|amb", "user_answer": "robotgeek"}
hi, i need help to resize a partiton with gparted.. it all works great at the begining but when i give it apply everything looks like it went just fine but at the end nothing happens
the partition you are working with has to be umounted
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{"user_question": "mc|amb", "user_answer": "poningru"}
is quantal causing issues with Ati 5K cards ?
it borks up because of Xorg 1.13... so yes... install Catalyst 12.9 from AMD's website :)
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{"user_question": "borax12", "user_answer": "bkc_"}
jus wanna ask how i can get on the ##java room, seems like empathy wont let me connect
you need to register...
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{"user_question": "nits_hunter", "user_answer": "jrib"}
it should show at least two CPUs (0 and 1)
sec_, `lsb_release -a` gets you Ubuntu version
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{"user_question": "PresuntoRJ", "user_answer": "Flannel"}
is it possible to switch the kernel from the default installed on to the p4 optimized one supplied by synaptic without the need to recompile it, and if is there a howto or something on the wiki? i happen to find no info on that
after you know it works fine, you can remove the previous one. doesn't hurt to keep both for a little bit (beside the disk space it uses)
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{"user_question": "_jan", "user_answer": "robitaille"}
is there a way to remove Dapper Drake, and go back to Breezy Badger?
not really
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{"user_question": "daryl", "user_answer": "_jason"}
does anyone know if there is a command to tell me how much space is being used inside a directory?
du -sh is probably easiest
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{"user_question": "olicat", "user_answer": "bolrod"}
somehow i managed to execute ssh -X root@localhost without using a terminal ( made a hotbutton and pressed it by accident (forgot to press run in terminal) and i am now running linux as root, anyone know how to go back to my regular user privlegas?
gconf-editor /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop , uncheck that
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{"user_question": "Delvien", "user_answer": "nickrud"}
any girl? jeje
Tonnes of them
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{"user_question": "_carlos_venezuel", "user_answer": "josh43"}
hey all. i have some files that have japanese filenames... but they just show up as question marks in nautilus. any idea how to resolve that?
install xfonts-intl-japanese and intlfonts-japanese and see if it helps
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{"user_question": "steve", "user_answer": "jighead"}
eh? This is the first linux distro I've had, um, in a decade or so, that didn't have a c compiler installed by default.
'sudo apt-get install build-essential'
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{"user_question": "tescoil", "user_answer": "tritium"}
does anybody know what a mouse-scroll is called in Ubuntu? I want to assign it to desktop scroll
what button depends on your mouse... it is usually button 4 and button 5
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{"user_question": "naryfa", "user_answer": "cprofitt"}
hi am using ubuntu 5.04 how do i launch the file manager with root priveleges? thanks
do : sudo filemanagernamehere to launch file manager as Root
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{"user_question": "nuck", "user_answer": "P00f"}
hi; I just installed ubuntu but what is my root password?
: root password is not set do sudo passwd root then add a password
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{"user_question": "Nei", "user_answer": "shade_"}
does anyone now what the ettercap plugin 'banshee' does
banshee Kill all connections between two hosts. from https://www.sans.org/rr/papers/index.php?id=1406&c=10b76da627f6585b5cffff0f5723c259
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{"user_question": "sagarp", "user_answer": "joh6nn"}
I'm installing 6.10 from CD and the install fails at 71% every time. Interface is frozen except for mouse. Anyone seen that? Any way for me to see what's going on? verbose install or something?
Possibly error on cd/ cdrom bad laser/ dodgy ram
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{"user_question": "Zeike", "user_answer": "gyaresu"}
I can't even find what package the 'ip' command is from by googling it
dpkg -S /sbin/ip reveals that it's part of iproute
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{"user_question": "newbie2", "user_answer": "soundray"}
Does any one know how i can find out the model of my wireless network card
lspci or lshw
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{"user_question": "cluster", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
Can anyone tell me what package I need to install to get the 'C header files' (im trying to setup the vmware-tools stuff as im running in vmware)
have you install build essentials?
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{"user_question": "Dersursine", "user_answer": "DShepherd"}
why does gcc -v show version 4.0 even after I've done apt-get install gcc-3.4 ?
export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-3.4 or use update-alternatives
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{"user_question": "Otis", "user_answer": "trappist"}
hi, how can i find out where my dvdrom drive is? such as /dev/hdb or /dev/hdc
/dev/cdrom ?
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{"user_question": "delphiuk", "user_answer": "mustard5"}
does ubuntu use gnome or kde by default ?
their is a kubuntu which is developed for KDE
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{"user_question": "Torps", "user_answer": "joe_b"}
what image editors there are other than gimp?
gThumb can do very basic stuff - mostly resizing, rotate & cropping, that type of thing
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{"user_question": "BeGu", "user_answer": "Madpilot"}
how do I restart the x server???
sudo invoke-rc.d gdm restart
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{"user_question": "lamb", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
the command add-apt-repository is missing from my Ubuntu Lucid VPS. does anyone what package needs to be installed to get it?
try: dpkg -S add-apt-repository
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{"user_question": "oguardian2", "user_answer": "ActionParsnip"}
hmm, does aneone know an easy tool to convert ascii files into pdf?
gedit can do that. and most apps let you print to a pdf file
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{"user_question": "czr", "user_answer": "brenner"}
I have a Desktop/ directory created in my home/ on every start of gnome, how can i disable that?
maybe with gconf-editor, /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop... maybe not, i do not know
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{"user_question": "schasi", "user_answer": "andi5"}
Hello! How can I add a user to group adm (in order for him to read logs)?
adduser $user adm?
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{"user_question": "alsh", "user_answer": "andi5"}
i'm following a tutorial that says to edit /etc/modules.d/aliases, but that file does not exist. has it moved? i'm trying to get the nvidia driver working.
i hate myself.../etc/modprobe.d/aliases
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{"user_question": "amonkey", "user_answer": "andi5"}