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blatant digression: why do people buy 64 bit processors?
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good for servers, sucky for desktops unless you run OS X, IMO
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "j0nas`", "user_answer": "kmaynard"}
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what's the hotkey to switch virtural desktops?
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ctrl-alt-arrow
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "bobert", "user_answer": "thoreauputic"}
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how can i add a new window manager to the gdm menu?
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then you will need to manually create a .desktop file for them in /usr/share/xsessions
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Oetzi", "user_answer": "Seveas"}
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ummm where would one find ATI X300 drivers for ubuntu ? ati dont seem to be of much help
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try the wiki instructions for ati
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Orby", "user_answer": "HappyFool"}
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what is a good x11 server for windows?
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hummingbird or goglobal
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "ResQue", "user_answer": "itaylor57"}
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I was wondering.. I'm running a dual boot with kubuntu and windoze, is there a way where i can edit the fstab so i can get into my windoze partition?
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see what i did for a window partition -> /dev/hdb6 /mnt/download ntfs auto,owner,exec,umask=000 0 0
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "kubuntu", "user_answer": "planetcall"}
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i run the command 'export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-3.4'. the question is how do i remove it. do i have to run 'export CC='
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unset CC
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "joe_alf", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
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how would I uninstall a package I installed from source
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do a sudo make uninstall from the source
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Fretta", "user_answer": "itaylor57"}
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does anyone have an idea how to rerun the package install from the installer? e.g. i would like to have the lamp suite which the installer offers...
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Unless you are also looking to remove some stuff already installed due to space restrictions et al.
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "bas", "user_answer": "BlueEagle"}
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I updated to ubuntu dapper (from breezy) now I have about 3 versions of installed, which one do I really need?
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you only need the latest 4.x version
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "kung", "user_answer": "Seveas"}
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installing ubuntu 10.10 netbook on my laptop and am on the screen for user set up and the forward button is disabled
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enter the username lower case
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "chi", "user_answer": "itaylor57"}
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heya I have a FAT32 mounted in my shared folder, and I want to become the owner. what should I do?
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chown /folder/ ?
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "anthony", "user_answer": "Waerner"}
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how can i change my hsync and vsync settings?
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Applications > System Tools > Configuration Editor
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "omp342", "user_answer": "Cashel"}
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anyone give any advice on the ntfs-3g driver? is it stable enough to use it to mount my home directories with something fstab like /dev/sda1 /home/ ntfs-3g defaults 0 0 ?
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i doubt if you find a work around for that. its just because the 2 filesstems are so different
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "pdlnhrd", "user_answer": "dr_willis"}
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i just installed the new version of ubuntu (amd64) and when i look at the system monitor it shows one cpu, but before when i looked at it it would show two, i have an emt64 dual core chip.. is it necessary to install an smtp kernel?
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if you dont have an smp kernel, then yes
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "pdlnhrd", "user_answer": "nalioth"}
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is it normal thatt launchpad/rosetta is extremely slow? its not fun to translate when I need to wait 90% of my time
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launchpad is indeed very slow
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "delmonico", "user_answer": "thoreauputic"}
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My dial up connection stops working when i activate my ethernet connection, does anyone have any ideas?
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: i get the same problem
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "CookdGryphon", "user_answer": "mik3"}
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where are network settins kept on ubuntu so i don't have to use this network configuration tool on xorg
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i think it's /etc/network
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "mik3", "user_answer": "HappyFool"}
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How do I find out what programs are accessing partition x?
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I would use lsof output against df to see which files were where
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "tommi^", "user_answer": "nlogax"}
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hello, how do I get grub to recognize and configure my windows installation on 'hdb'?
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add it to /boot/grub/menu.list
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "zoexii", "user_answer": "qmanman|away"}
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hello, I have a problem, I have a folder full of photos, many copied from an iPhoto library... The permissions are a mess, and I need to give myself privilages to read and write to all files and subfolders within my ~/Photos/ folder. what is the command for this?
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chmod -R 755 ~/Photos/
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "zoexii", "user_answer": "Swedish_Chef"}
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where can I find a list of available packages for Breezy?
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packages.ubuntu.com iirc
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "OneSeventeen", "user_answer": "wdh"}
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What is the command for the disk management GUI?
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apt-get install gparted
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "OneSeventeen", "user_answer": "variant"}
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I can't remember the name of an equivalent to rpmfind for deb packages. Any clue anyone?
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rpmseek.com
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "spiritz", "user_answer": "scumbo"}
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is there a way to mount nrg,iso,cue,bin.. images on gnome... like 'mount iso image' for kde (http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=11577)
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check your etc.sources.list
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "hansder", "user_answer": "aftertaf"}
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anyone know to properly exract bz2 files using tar?
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tar xvjf filename.tbz
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "nfinitep1astik", "user_answer": "Nalioth"}
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hi all. how do I make a program run at startup
|
System > Preferences > Sessions (in gnome menu)
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "killapop", "user_answer": "omp"}
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what's the latest version(s) of ubuntu? I have 5.04, and I forget if that's warty or hoary.
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hoary is 5.04
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "A-L-P-H-A", "user_answer": "Quinthius"}
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if i've just installed ubuntu what files do i need to compile
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build-essential
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "kandoora_", "user_answer": "kent"}
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Please someone, what's the password on the Ubuntu Live cd? I've locked the screen and I don't know what the pass is, I haven't changed any,
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ctrl-alt-backspace didnt work?
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "LazykEY", "user_answer": "Nalioth"}
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what's the package for c function documentation?
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manpages-dev
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "JohnFlux", "user_answer": "dazvid"}
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can somebody tell how I can add folders to the sidebar in Nautilus....ie the place where the Desktop and Home folder reside
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start gedit, choose File -> Open, navigate to the folder you want to add, click the 'Add' button.
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "BjornW", "user_answer": "cafuego"}
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this is a kinda silly question but when I install a program with the package manager.. is there a default save location? it doesn't seem to create icons
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depends on the program, but sometimes you need to log out and back in before new menu icons appear
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "ramah", "user_answer": "Ng"}
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if i want to force shutdown an application that is stuck, how do i do?
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killall *appname*
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "grspr", "user_answer": "funkyHat"}
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what the heck... I cannot do a dashletterR... it comes out dashARE... why?
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most likely spelling correction in your client. I believe xchat corrects 'r' and 'u' by default?
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "vbgunz", "user_answer": "smo"}
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anyone know how to extract *.exe from a tar archive? Please help
|
'sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev' should do it
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "vbgunz", "user_answer": "Jowi"}
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can I remove ~/.gnome and have it reappear fresh on relogin?
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you may need to remove .gconfd as well
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "leopard", "user_answer": "nickrud"}
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guys, im stuck at the end of an install from terminal. how the heck do i continue?! http://imgur.com/7lMGQ
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tab and enter
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "luxurymode", "user_answer": "ralph_"}
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i can only play one sound at once.. any way to fix it?
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get all apps to use esd as the audio output
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "joachimaa", "user_answer": "carthik"}
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http://rafb.net/paste/results/0XBayg58.html - any idea why the script wouldn't work? executing these two commands by hand works ok
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How precisely does it not work? Does it give you error messages?
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "muszek", "user_answer": "paulproteus|lapt"}
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anyone have any suggestions for a way to use yahoo messenger and a webcam (within empathy?)
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something like skype
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "kcorcoran", "user_answer": "ikonia"}
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how did you find that out
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ya, I tried it here first. Well, it is a service, and services are not ran like normal programs, they are run with that command syntax. Something like sudo invoke-rc.d <serviceName> <start|stop|restart>
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "icheyne", "user_answer": "dbernar1"}
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Is there a place that has a package list with version #'s for breezy?
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or, in here, /msg ubotu info somepackage breezy
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "BlankB", "user_answer": "apokryphos"}
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how do i run winmac_fstab
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change the output plugin to esound in prefs
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "chimo", "user_answer": "brenner"}
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currently, when i select a file to download it defaults to my ~/Downloads folder - is there a change that default?
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in firefox, you can change the download folder
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "kcorcoran", "user_answer": "rigved"}
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Are there any limitations on what I can do to files on a Windows file share from Ubuntu?
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there's not many things you need to do, open/delete/execute/delete files.. all works, there might be some permission issues, and case sensitivity can be an issue
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "oneseventeen", "user_answer": "popey"}
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anyone: I'm trying to install skype, and this depends on libqt3c102-mt, however, I don't see it in synaptic package manager and apt-get can't find it either. What can I do?
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either install the statically linked skype or find a deb for skype in the forums that was built for ubuntu
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "ubuntuguy", "user_answer": "frank23"}
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is there any software in the ubuntu repos that can shrink a dvd?
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I think k9copy does it
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "cs02rm0", "user_answer": "frank23"}
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what you need to do is install the 'user agent switcher: this will alow firefox to spoof the server and pretend its IE
|
paloyme is the one with that problem
|
ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "linux_galore", "user_answer": "frank23"}
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can i have some help with screen resoulutions? ubuntu set the xorg conf up fine, all the modes are what they're supposed to be, but i can't select my native res 1280x800 from gnome :s
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there is a nice FAQ on the Ubuntu Wiki about that IIRC
|
ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "j005u", "user_answer": "Blissex"}
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Howdy, could someone tell me if ubuntu supports mx900
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This will help I think: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=59729&highlight=mx900
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "atlanta", "user_answer": "pirast"}
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hi. I have 4GB of RAM in my laptop. is it worth installing 64bit 12.04 ?
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that's plenty
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "cemc", "user_answer": "mcdonc"}
|
What's the best Java plug-in for FF???
|
official one
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "jubilee", "user_answer": "javaJake"}
|
How do I enable/install a SMP kernel in hoary?
|
that should set up a new grub entry for the kernel which you can then boot into.
|
ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "WarpedShadow", "user_answer": "brenner"}
|
umm, my gnome-system-manager is crashing when I try to change my accounts password.. how do I do it from CLI?
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passwd
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Kuolio", "user_answer": "renedox"}
|
not specifically ubuntu related, but does anyone know how to compile a program in say Pascal on Linux (Ubuntu) and have it be executable on someone else's Windows machine? Is it compatible by default? I'm very new to programming :-)
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you might consider using an interpreted language like Python or Java. Then you wouldn't have to worry about compiling
|
ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "mpm2", "user_answer": "JDahl"}
|
when i install kde, do i get the option to choose between kde/gnome at login?
|
yes... via GDM or KDM ... you can edit /etc/X11/default-desktop-manager to configure which is used (file isn't there to start, so you need to make it)
|
ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "unvs", "user_answer": "lunitik"}
|
anyone had problems with amarok not playing mp3s?
|
see ubotu's URl below
|
ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "unvs", "user_answer": "thoreauputic"}
|
could you tell me how to use the restricted modules?
|
you install them via apt, then you set 'nvidia' as your display driver in xorg.conf.... thats all.
|
ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "all4n", "user_answer": "aftertaf"}
|
I messed my xorg.conf with hoary. could someone paste me default lines for mouse configs?
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you can get it back with sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "sorsis", "user_answer": "aftertaf"}
|
if i apt-got gaim would there be a /src directory in the gaim folder?
|
apt-source
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ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "nadroj", "user_answer": "aftertaf"}
|
is usb support a work in progress, i need to get an asdl modem, and judging from webcam, it doesnt look too stable, so probaly work work well with usb :-/
|
usb is sort of stable.... whats the trouble?
|
ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "hypn0", "user_answer": "aftertaf"}
|
Hi! Fellow ubuntuers! What is the best tool for managing bootup scrits and runlevels in ubuntu? I have tried rcconf, but it has trouble with some of the startupscripts in breezy...
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you can try webmin for that
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "linukso", "user_answer": "aftertaf"}
|
what do you mean?
|
when i'm typing etc wine jfjef/jerje kk/dfo it stops at jfjef/jerje if you understand
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Jowi", "user_answer": "SpareXX"}
|
hey guys ... I wrote a init.d script to start a custom service and it's working ok, but the service is running as the root user. how can I make it run with a different user?
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su <username>
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "mhfs", "user_answer": "sam-_-"}
|
is there a restriction to which locations I can set as my home location in the gnome-panel clock applet?
|
barney@sonic:/etc/apt$ sudo whoami
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "sammy", "user_answer": "Stormx2"}
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How to suspend/resume?
|
you have to do apm --suspend , if that works you can make a keybinding for that somewhere in the gnome menu
|
ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "enchanter", "user_answer": "slept"}
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How can I check how much RAM my video card has? :)
|
lshw or lspci 'might' help with that
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Rytmis", "user_answer": "intelikey"}
|
how do I see who has logged in to my computer, when and for how long ?
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type last
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "athlon", "user_answer": "apswartz"}
|
does anyone know where i can find my IP address?
|
whatismyip.com
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ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "corvus_ferrum", "user_answer": "snoopy"}
|
how far is AI from making it into the consumer markets.. and will Linux open source have anything in it..
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i have an AI. i keep it on my old windows 95 computer, so it can't do anything without crashing.... i dont want another terminator 3
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "sorush20", "user_answer": "brownie17"}
|
can anyone tell me why sound doesnt work in firefox?
|
what kind of sound? media files? flash?
|
ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "brownie17", "user_answer": "mikey"}
|
what is the command to change write permissions for a directory?
|
chmod -R +rw foo
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "brownie17", "user_answer": "Danny|"}
|
what torrent client would you guys suggest for breezy? in XP, i am used to Azureus. but it acts a bit cranky in breezy (throws errors in the background)
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use the default client that comes with Breezy?
|
ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "thesilentkiller", "user_answer": "adriyel__"}
|
Is it possible to get default sources.list for lucid somewhere???
|
There's usually a copy in /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/sources.list
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ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "nirazio", "user_answer": "genii-around"}
|
can someone please run id and tell me which groups their primary (sudo-able) account is a member off?
|
groups=4(adm),20(dialout),24(cdrom),25(floppy),29(audio),30(dip),44(video),46(plugdev),104(lpadmin),105(scanner),106(admin),1000(my username)
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "cobb", "user_answer": "salkin"}
|
.... case fan is supposed to blow towards the outside of the case, right?
|
the rear exhaust fans, yes: Air in the front, through, and out the back
|
ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "_frank_", "user_answer": "josh43"}
|
what does 'backports' mean in detail ? are 'backports' the plain debian packages ?
|
so newer versions of things in hoary, mostly
|
ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "jockel__", "user_answer": "Ng"}
|
guys I got a P4 1.6 Ghz but only 64mb ram can I install ubuntu? how much swap do you recommend? thx in advance
|
it will run, but very slowly because of constant swapping. 512mb swap at least, better 1gb
|
ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "Frederick", "user_answer": "Subson1x"}
|
How can I access my Windows partition from within Linux
|
Download and run http://www.ubuntulinux.nl/files/winmac_fstab to make your windows and mac partions mount automatically
|
ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "bilbo", "user_answer": "Seveas"}
|
hello all. I am trying to install apache and I need to add my universial repository but how do I do this by command line?
|
'apache2' is in main, afaik.
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ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "robert1123", "user_answer": "cafuego"}
|
which one includes the title bar?
|
metacity
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ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "node357", "user_answer": "nickrud"}
|
What's the command used to compile a piece of software as a debian package? Not make-kpkg...
|
checkinstall
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ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "Xorlev", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
|
hey guys.. does anyone know how to force a slower network connection? let's say that for a one-time connection i don't wanna connect via gigabit but via 100Mbpse
|
i think you need ethtool to do it..
|
ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "FiReSTaRT", "user_answer": "bonjoyee"}
|
how do I delete a folder with commands?
|
rmdir (if it's empty) rm -r (if it's not)
|
ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "Fredde", "user_answer": "bimberi"}
|
but does the webcam work?
|
gave up on trying to get it be useful many moons ago so have not tried recently, sometimes worked but poor res and colors etc
|
ubuntu-dialogue
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{"user_question": "bonjoyee", "user_answer": "hipitihop"}
|
I'd like to do my own live cd that works on as many configuration as the ubuntu live cd does. :) Now I have a problem in writing a good script for a matching xorg config. Ubuntu seems to have an awesome script for that. Just dexconf or xorg reconfigure don't seem to work very well.
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xresprobe and the other X sniffybits are what you're after.
|
ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "simon__", "user_answer": "mneptok"}
|
Hi Everyone! need to create an image my machine? does anybody know how?
|
clonezilla has worked best for me..theres also remastersys
|
ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "david__", "user_answer": "bonjoyee"}
|
hello #ubuntu, my .bash_profile is not being evaluated when I start up gnome-terminal, how can I change that?
|
theres no .bash_profile in ubuntu by default..
|
ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "moah", "user_answer": "bonjoyee"}
|
I thot 11.04 was not released until april of 2011? am I wrong = this is not how it works? -> how can I tell what ubuntu I am using?
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lsb_release -a
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ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "dougl", "user_answer": "bonjoyee"}
|
does anyone know of the build essential package name for apt-get
|
build-essential
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ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "bz0b", "user_answer": "hatake_kakashi"}
|
why C-v dosnt work as 'paste' in terminal?
|
edit preference keyboard shortcut ?
|
ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "m477", "user_answer": "dedechan"}
|
Is there a way to make Gaim open links in my Firefox 1.5 Beta 2 instead of the normal Firefox 1.0.7?
|
system -> preferences -> preferred applications
|
ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "Danny|", "user_answer": "Toba"}
|
how does one make and make install in ubuntu?
|
install build-essential
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ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "pinpoint", "user_answer": "mwe"}
|
how do i remove that symlink?
|
`sudo mv /etc/rc3.d/S??gdm /etc/rc3.d/K01gdm`
|
ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "noob523423", "user_answer": "persia"}
|
can someone suugest a program to batch convert images to full quality jpegs?
|
imagemagick
|
ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "EasterSunshine", "user_answer": "GameCat"}
|
I am using Kubuntu and trying to compile a GTK+ app - which packages do I need for GTK+ compiling?
|
libgtk2.0-dev.
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ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "GameCat", "user_answer": "crimsun"}
|
hi all. Is it possible to upgrade from Hoary to Breezy with an install CD? The download is really slow here :-/
|
put your cd into your drive and type 'apt-cdrom' and follow the prompts
|
ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "xenomeliteforce", "user_answer": "nalioth"}
|
glxgears -iacknowledgethatthistoolisnotabenchmark
|
Haha
|
ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "wastrel", "user_answer": "roberts"}
|
what does multiverse and universe mean?
|
www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/components
|
ubuntu-dialogue
|
{"user_question": "yaru22", "user_answer": "Seveas"}
|
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