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what do you guys think of this 1-day redesign of Debian.org http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~macchiea/download.html ?
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thats nice, you should post that on the mailinglists
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "malv", "user_answer": "SEJeff"}
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where can i find the release schedule for ubuntu
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https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DapperReleaseSchedule
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "symlink", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
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what's the current kernel for breezy and where is it located after automatic update?
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2.6.12-9 (.23 I think?) it lives in /boot
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "manuvcube", "user_answer": "cafuego"}
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any glaring problems with upgrading to breezy?
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also in case it breaks its always a good idea to have a live CD that you have tested to hand and not a bad idea to have an install CD but as I said it should just work
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Ed-Gein", "user_answer": "ompaul"}
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Morning - Q) How do you change the background/font colour in bash? -Default bg=white, fontcolor=black... Desired BGcolor=black, font color=green
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menu edit -> current profile
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "noodles_", "user_answer": "Knorrie"}
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how to change group in file
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sudo chgrp groupname file
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "shukhrat", "user_answer": "amias"}
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2 Questions: Anyone ever setup Ubuntu on a Compaq TC1000? and there's no make command in terminal, is there a replacement command or how can I add that in?
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apt-get install build-essential
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Dagonus", "user_answer": "sn9"}
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anyone know how to make totem play mp3's?
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install gstreamer0.8-mad
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "frankie_", "user_answer": "SuperTails92"}
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How do i see dir's named .somthing in terminal ?
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ls -la
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Dreamglider", "user_answer": "Dulak"}
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what is that :ICEauthority file?
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delete it from your home dir and try again, for me it was owned by root instead of my user
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "klvnn", "user_answer": "Dulak"}
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I am running Terminal in full screen on its own workspace. Is there a way to hide the bottom automatically when I switch over to the full screened terminal?
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Press F11 in that gnome-terminal?
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Random75", "user_answer": "red2kic"}
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Hey, everyone. I need to repair old ubuntu server. I think it's breezy badger, it has very old kernel, and apt-get ins't working, what should I do?
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Back up everything. You're pretty way behind for a server.
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "`s", "user_answer": "red2kic"}
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Do someone know how I can find out which distrib I have installed?
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right click on desktop
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Micky3248", "user_answer": "sn9"}
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How do I run apache? I installed it,but I am not sure how to run it.
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apache2ctl start
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "rybarnes", "user_answer": "wickedpuppy"}
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in breezy, which package is oooprelink in?
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you can look at packages.ubuntu.com the same way
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "reagleBRKLN", "user_answer": "sn9"}
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The command 'glxinfo | grep' doesn't seem to be right... What did I do wrong?
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grep looks for 'something', grep on its own looks for nothing and will return nothing
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "ethy", "user_answer": "njan"}
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What package do I have to install in order to run the command 'sudo ./blah blah --buildpkg Ubuntu/breezy'?
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build-essential
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "ethy", "user_answer": "nalioth"}
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hello - new ubuntu user trying to configure network to connect to the internet. Goes through a router, to a dsl modem. XP laptop works ok. I can traceroute to cnn but can't get it via firefox. any clues?
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open 'about:config' and try to set network.dns.disableIPv6 to true
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "briander43", "user_answer": "fforw"}
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what's the recommanded single partition size to install a default ubuntu?
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i estimate 1.8 gig
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "andrownz", "user_answer": "wickedpuppy"}
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Hello.. are some Windows Managers better, in regards to laptop power management / battery consumption ?
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no WM is better than any WM when it comes to 'power management /btatery consumption'
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Nikyo", "user_answer": "grndslm"}
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does anyone know how to completly remove a package using apt-get?
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--purge remove
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "nasso", "user_answer": "crimsun"}
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are there any former undergrads here that have experience on arguing with professors? specifically, how stupid is doing such a thing?
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as a professor to be, i should tell you that it is usually unwise to argue with your professors! :X
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "nicoal", "user_answer": "sampan"}
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is there a requirement for a computer to go to sleep?
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yes you need it
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "aperson", "user_answer": "sinbox"}
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Does anyone know when/if PIdgin will be added to the official Repos?
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Nope. I did it on my laptop and it worked just fine.
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "cdehaan", "user_answer": "Hellevator"}
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is it possible to disable the 'tap to click' with a trackpad on a laptop?
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yes - should be doablbe by editing the xorg.conf
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "wizatcomp", "user_answer": "Dr_Willis"}
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Could anyone give a quick assist? What is the command to install a local (downloaded) .deb package?
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sudo dpkg -i package.deb
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Baxter_Kylie", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
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How can I enter the gnome file browser with su rights?
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gksudo nautilus - but be *very* careful
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Ephe-Linux", "user_answer": "thoreauputic"}
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How can I change the keybord language that I type in? (I've installed greek and english)
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- on the top or bottom taskbar right click and add to panel keyboard manager
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "karjala", "user_answer": "LathropWells"}
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can anyone help me out with my audio, it doesn't work anymore, everything complains it can't open it
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you had mp3-capablilities and then it all went away?
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "ZeZu", "user_answer": "Blippe"}
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hi! im looking for graphical tool for noobs (preferably client side) to add 'stuff' (like titles,text,images,documents) to a website without messing up the structure or layout. is there such a tool?
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some uses screem
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "pulver", "user_answer": "Blippe"}
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Hi. How do you upgrade Ubuntu 9.04 to 12.04? I tried making a usb with startup disk creator but it wont boot.
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a good practice would be, if you're planning fresh install of 12.04
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "GeekAdmin", "user_answer": "jamf"}
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where is the apt config file
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/etc/apt/sources.list
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "grogoreo", "user_answer": "chongbook"}
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i have a folder full of ttf fonts that i want to add to the system wide font folder however i cannot mount /media/sda1 as a normal user (its ntfs i believe) and copy it into fonts:///
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doesn't just draging them at fonts:/// under nautilus work?
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "twoknee", "user_answer": "ktogias"}
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anyone know how to enable xdmcp?
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xdmcp System > Administration > Login Screen setup > Security
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "zoot_", "user_answer": "btdown"}
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Hi there. I apologize for asking the obvious, but are there any torrents to grab the ISOs?
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- see the link I posted
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "alexr", "user_answer": "esc_ape"}
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is there any document about hardening ubuntu specifically?
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I believe there is
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "cpalma", "user_answer": "mustard5"}
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just a question, are there any ubuntu mirrors for updating using apt-get?
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there are more but they are not always sync'd with the main mirror
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "lonki", "user_answer": "twysted"}
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is there a command i can use to see the contents of a .deb file? or more to the point, to ask apt about the contents of a package in its db? i just installed something but now i cant find the program
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try dpkg -L packagename - only works when it's already installed, though
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "jkp", "user_answer": "tiax"}
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about the ascii, in the down left corner i see U+00F1 LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH TILDE, how can i use that in openoffice?
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then that probably isn't a ascii char...but you can still copy it using the copy button and then just paste into open office
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "KenSentMe", "user_answer": "eps"}
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is there a better media player than the default?
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vlc? smplayer?
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Philo", "user_answer": "erUSUL"}
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I have aproblem installing edgy rc from live cd gui installer, is there atext based installer that i can use
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it's a text based installer
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "asad2005", "user_answer": "KenSentMe"}
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X doesn't want to run at 1280x800 on my new laptop, what can I do?
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check what ubotu has to say to you
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "no0tic", "user_answer": "KenSentMe"}
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does wine work in 64bit systems?
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the easiest way is to set it up in a 32bit chroot environment
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "blue_", "user_answer": "soundray"}
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why do you say that?
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It's a joke about mp3s not working out of the box.
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "kakalto", "user_answer": "carpediem"}
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Where is the module configuration saved? I need to hand edit some ndsiwrapper configuration
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check in /etc/ndiswrapper and /etc/modprobe.d
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "afief", "user_answer": "soundray"}
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i have windows on here right now, and i want to install ubuntu and dual boot between them. should i use use Partition magic to create a partition for ubuntu to use, or does its installer handle all of this by itself? I want to make sure I dont wipe everything out :)
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it's better to prepare parts with PM
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "jnoon-", "user_answer": "_RocH_"}
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so nobody knows how to get the linker working on 5.10-rc?
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did you install build-essential?
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "whiteley", "user_answer": "tritium"}
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can anyone recomend me a set of tcp and udp ports alternative to the defaults, so that I can run two amule clients at the same time?
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any random port >1000 should be fine
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "frank_b", "user_answer": "talisein"}
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hi, is there a howto anywhere for setting up a simple home network with dhcp? i need to connect a hacked xbox to my computer to transfer some files but it cant connect to my wireless router, so it needs to be connected to my pc directly.
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try using dnsmasq for that
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "snooo", "user_answer": "KurtKraut"}
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I've done sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/swap bs=1M count=3000 - how can I undo this command ?
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sudo rm /tmp/swap
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "KurtKraut", "user_answer": "Seveas"}
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I'm new-ish to Ubuntu, and have a quick question. Prelinking on Feisty: Good idea or no? (I've always prelinked before, but I saw one resource indicating it might not do much for Feisty)
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it is not needed in Feisty. It has already some sort of prelinking.
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "elzbal", "user_answer": "KurtKraut"}
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can anyone point me to a good xgl howto for nvidia cards I have a 6200 have tried a couple but couldn't get it to work
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I have the same card as you.
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "spine55", "user_answer": "andrejkw"}
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Is there by any chance an easier way to redirect request to port 80, to a different port? Like if I running apache on port 8080, I would like to make all requests from port 80 to go to port 8080
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iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --destination-port 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 8080
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Ibis", "user_answer": "curiousx"}
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Hi I keep getting this error when trying to compile the latest mythtv.... You must have the Lame MP3 encoding library installed to compile Myth.
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liblame-dev
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "rever", "user_answer": "andrejkw"}
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is it possible to log in to one or the other?
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you could install edubuntu-desktop and modify the user's menu to contain mostly 'useful' stuff :)
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "sector10", "user_answer": "topyl1"}
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could reconfiguring xserver-xorg possibly help with my refresh rate problems?
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you can try; also, maybe read the page ubotu's about to send (not sure if it'll help)
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "dougsko", "user_answer": "HappyFool"}
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what compression form can I use that osx will unpack?
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tar
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "GTroy_", "user_answer": "MagicFab"}
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how can i find which versioin of Ubuntu i am using?
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lsb_release -a
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Auckland_Pig", "user_answer": "gnomefreak"}
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How do I get to the nvidia gui?
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nvidia-settings
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "admin__", "user_answer": "gnomefreak"}
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how do I connect to a WPA wireless network? I see WEP... but not WPA.
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its in your pm already
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "A-L-P-H-A", "user_answer": "gnomefreak"}
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Why isn't Ubuntu using mozilla-firefox 1.5 yet?
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dont paste
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "zaggy", "user_answer": "gnomefreak"}
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hi. does anybody knows of major problems in dapper atm?
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take a look at bugzilla
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "francesco", "user_answer": "gnomefreak"}
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what is the syntax to search from the / dir through the whole device for any and every .wav file ?
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find / -name '*.wav'
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "james-_-", "user_answer": "mbeierl"}
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folks, please see whether libimlib2 is installable on your breezy machines?
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yes it is installable
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "rss", "user_answer": "gnomefreak"}
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is there a way to receive an incoming request on a certain ip and then 'reroute' that request off to another ip of a totally different server?
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You can use socat to reroute TCP connections, but note that all the traffic of that connections goes through socat.
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "PapaSierra", "user_answer": "xlq"}
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i don't understand the implication of choosing libcurl4-gnutls-dev over libcurl4-openssl-dev, any ideas?
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why has this question arisen?
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "PapaSierra", "user_answer": "gordonjcp"}
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Hey there. is there a way to move this toolbar on the left hand side, to the bottom of my screen on 11.10?
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http://askubuntu.com/questions/33605/can-i-move-the-unity-launcher
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "skypent", "user_answer": "FrozenFire"}
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Is that just ALL the xorg packages as a metapackage?
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what used to be xserver-xorg-driver-nv is now xserver-xorg-video-nv replace nv for all and it will install all of them nv vesa mesa so on
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "gyaresu", "user_answer": "gnomefreak"}
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on ubuntu with apache2 installed where is it installed to? more specifically where can i find the vhosts file?
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/etc/apache2/
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "PapaSierra", "user_answer": "jpds"}
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I've just installed ubuntu to try help port some of my software for linux/ubuntu, how do I install gcc?
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sudo apt-get install build-essential
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "entropy", "user_answer": "gnomefreak"}
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hey, i found a server that is stuck on 8.04, intrepid. how can I upgrade it to the latest version, or at least, 10.04 LTS?
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see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LucidUpgrades
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "HorizonXP", "user_answer": "bandit5432"}
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Why isn't Firefox 1.5 available in the repos?
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no i think you have to do that in a vm session
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "muhammad", "user_answer": "gnomefreak"}
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breezy is current stable, right?
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yes very
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "intero", "user_answer": "gnomefreak"}
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I have a web link to a site that doesn't exists anymore, is there some way find an archive of that site ?
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what site?
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "senectus", "user_answer": "gnomefreak"}
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Hi all! I'm using breezy. Which repository do I need to add for acroread and sun's java?
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multiverse
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "dave321", "user_answer": "anethema"}
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could anyone tell me if there's any shell command to play a sound without showing a gui?
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play
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "TG__", "user_answer": "grumbel"}
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how would I go about getting my workspace switcher icons back on the panel? I lost them after a weird X crash a while back...?
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right click 'add panel' ?
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Jave27", "user_answer": "mustard5"}
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is there a way to have chromium as my browser that opens from links in terminal
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System > Preferences > Prefered Applications > Web Browser > Pick chromium
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "bonhoffer", "user_answer": "AnggaDj98"}
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This is slightly OT, but does anyhow know how, in thunderbird, to change the contents of the 'So-and-so said:' line that prefaces the quoted text of a usenet post one replies to?
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yes I did it once... it involved an about:config like thing in thunderbird. I found it on the mozilla forums somewhere
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "HedgeMage", "user_answer": "_jason"}
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QUESTION: make command is not working. How to install 'essentials?' ?? <---------
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sudo apt-get install build-essential
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "King", "user_answer": "HedgeMage"}
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ok i want to install ubuntu server, is that the same as the base system?
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type 'server' at the prompt for install
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "macgeek", "user_answer": "ormandj"}
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Re nfs 'Connection refused' issue - is there a better channel I should be pestering? (I'm new so pls mention network too) TIA
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ubotu sent you some information in a private message. did you receive it?
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "ant", "user_answer": "nalioth"}
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!tell mamoru about anjuta
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try man setkeycodes... don't know too much about it
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "mamoru", "user_answer": "_jason"}
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hi, whats a good program to capture sound with? like to record with a microphone or line-in device?
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I use audacity
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "slew", "user_answer": "vader"}
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can gnome do transparent windows, if so, how?
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but they are not stable, dont use them
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "slew", "user_answer": "gfxstyler"}
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Hey all. I just got an HP Officejet 5610 for Christmas. It prints fine, but Xsane doesn't detect it as a scanner. I also don't know how to set it up as a fax in openoffice. After I follow the fax config settings, it asks for a command line to communicate with my device. I don't know where to find/learn this... Any help is appreciated.
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a lot, but not all, of the hp scanners are supported by sane. Check their site for a list.
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "wizard", "user_answer": "MarcN"}
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just apt-get dist-upgraded to breezy badger and X broke. The log says 'could not open default font 'fixed''. Can anyone point me at a quick fix for this?
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that happened to me to, I could never fix it, had to install fresh
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "wmat", "user_answer": "misfit_toy"}
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Does anyone know how I can check cpu temperature in Windows? I've been having some temperature issues with dapper (thermal_zone giving me ~70C) which I think are due to hardware issues, and need some way to check this outside of ubuntu.
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I think most people use a program called cpu-Z or something like that
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "cge", "user_answer": "FlannelKing"}
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to completly uninstall a program using apt-get, what do i write? apt-get remove <program> ?
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sudo apt-get remove --purge package
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "julle", "user_answer": "Lamego"}
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how do I get a list of attached hard drives on my system (even if they haven't been mounted)?
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or lshw
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Sake", "user_answer": "Lamego"}
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hello. How could I send a txt file to my 'cut buffer'? Is there something like: cat foo.txt | 'sendtocutbuffer'?
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there is an utility for that, I anot sure if it's 'xclip'
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "leitao", "user_answer": "Lamego"}
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How do you add an extension in the Mozilla browser if you have .xpi file? Apparently it's different from FF's Tools > Extensions.
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enter the path to the file in the address bar
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "tonyyarusso", "user_answer": "durt"}
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apologies to those who've seen this earlier: ok, in GNOME/metacity I can go to System, Log Off... and then choose hibernate. question is, how can I hibernate from the command line? the 'hibernate' command doesn't seem to be the thing.
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I can do it with /etc/acpi/hibernate.sh, but there's gotta be a better way. My keyboard shortcut's busted.
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "deejoe_", "user_answer": "tonyyarusso"}
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is it possible to get my panasonic DV cam to work as a webcam in linux? via usb2 i donnt what chip it on n stuff
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I'm not sure, but I would look on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport and ubuntuforums.org perhaps.
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "slicky", "user_answer": "tonyyarusso"}
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hi guys. how is it possible to find out the memory module I have on my hp envy 14 without having to open the laptop back?
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you might try dmidecode
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "progre55", "user_answer": "compdoc"}
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can anyone recommend a program like konsole but for gnome?
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gnome-terminal can do tabs.
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Syco54645", "user_answer": "tonyyarusso"}
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what package is ifconfig part of?
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net-tools
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "simon__", "user_answer": "tonyyarusso"}
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aah, how can i activate APM?
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man apm
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "dima2001", "user_answer": "TiMiDo"}
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how to know a device 's uuid?
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blkid in a terminal
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "surface", "user_answer": "nickrud"}
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hi i need urgent help..i use firestarter and there are strange occurences..mas source is my ip and target is my localhost on port 16001..after that there is an connection attempt from my router to my ip on port 14013..rkhunter and chrootkit does not show any alarm..netstat tulpen does not show any open socket
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you should use UFW instead and monitor its logs with : watch -n1 -d 'tail /var/log/messages | grep UFW '
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "littlepenguin", "user_answer": "airtonix"}
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